Former conservative party premiers Peter Lougheed and Ralph Klein would have told the separatists to pound dirt and wouldn’t have allowed them to dig themselves into their party like they have in the UCP.
The referendum will almost certainly further deepen the divide in conservative politics in this province along pro-Canada and pro-separation lines.
In her press conference today, Smith called for the losing side of this referendum to “accept the judgement of people and the direction that we go.”
That seems unlikely.
This referendum is guaranteed to string out this debate.
