WATCH LIVE: Smith’s big referendum gambit

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Immigration fight: referendum's policies, costs and community backlash

How Alberta fell out of love with mass immigration

13 days / nationalpost / Jesse Snyder

Saturday's letters: Smith scapegoats newcomers for Alberta's woes

13 days / edmontonjournal / Edmonton Journal

"Misguided": Calgarians who work with immigrants react to referendum questions

14 days / calgaryherald / Noah Brennan

Alberta Premier Smith can't quantify savings from referendum proposals on immigration

14 days / sootoday

Premier Danielle Smith proposes fees for temporary workers and Quebec-style immigration control in Alberta referendum

14 days / edmontonjournal / Cindy Tran

Feds won’t stand in the way of Alberta’s fall referendum, stress common immigration goals

14 days / nationalpost / Rahim Mohamed

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith defends referendum questions on immigration

14 days / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

'IT'S JUST DISGUSTING': Smith responds to Notley and Lukaszuk's accusations of her using Nazi tactics

14 days / westernstandard / Will Vasseur

Alberta Premier Smith defends referendum questions on immigration changes

14 days / sootoday

Danielle Smith announces anti-immigration referendum for Oct. 19

14 days / rabble / David J. Climenhaga

Alberta’s NDP says referendum questions designed to be divisive

14 days / theglobeandmail / Matthew Scace, Carrie Tait

Opinion: There's a better way to hear from Albertans than a referendum

14 days / edmontonjournal / Bill Mah, Edmonton Journal

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith to discuss plans for provincial referendums

14 days / globalnews / Ken MacGillivray

'Increased control over immigration?' Nine questions on Alberta referendum in October

14 days / sootoday

Alberta's Smith blaming immigrants for her own failures: Opposition NDP

14 days / sootoday

BREAKING: 'BULLS---': Alberta NDP call UCP immigration referendum a distraction from the issues that matter

14 days / westernstandard / Will Vasseur

WATCH LIVE: Smith’s big referendum gambit

14 days / westernstandard / Derek Fildebrandt


Independence drumbeat: Referendum's separatist implications on Albertans' minds

EXCLUSIVE POLL: Kenney edges Nenshi, Carney as pick for anti-Alberta independence spokesperson

13 days / westernstandard / David Wiechnik

Separatists’ referendum campaign carries on in Alberta — and Arizona

13 days / nationalpost / Chris Knight

CIRCLE OCTOBER 19: Smith confirms that Alberta independence will be on the referendum ballot if it clears the prerequisites

14 days / westernstandard / Will Vasseur

EXCLUSIVE POLL: Alberta independence support hits 34%

14 days / westernstandard / David Wiechnik

The Real Goal of Smith’s Referendum Blitz? Separation

14 days / thetyee / David Climenhaga


Other: legal warnings, expert analysis and polling context

Smith’s bid for more immigration powers boosts negotiating power with Ottawa, experts say

14 days / theglobeandmail / Marie Woolf

Second group of Alberta lawyers warns against democratic decline

14 days / edmontonjournal / Matthew Black


Political leverage: Referendum as bargaining chip, not governance

KAPLAN: Where's the beef? Smith's 'government-by-referenda' is a cop-out as Alberta drowns in red ink

13 days / westernstandard / Western Standard Guest Columnist

Carney must stand up for decency against Smith

13 days / nationalobserver / Adrienne Tanner

Alberta premier asks voters to bypass Indigenous rights

13 days / winnipegfreepress / Niigaan Sinclair

Bell: Danielle Smith a Nazi — Rachel Notley and Lukaszuk should be denounced

14 days / calgaryherald / Rick Bell

Danielle Smith keeps feeding the beast

14 days / nationalobserver / Max Fawcett

MACLEOD: Why an Alberta ‘Yes’ vote is a masterclass in political leverage, not chaos

14 days / westernstandard / Western Standard Guest Columnist

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