Danielle Smith Chokes Back Tears at Alberta Referendum Forum: 'Does This Country Actually Want Us?'

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Culture Alberta · Alberta · Sep 20

Danielle Smith Chokes Back Tears at Alberta Referendum Forum: 'Does This Country Actually Want Us?'

Premier Danielle Smith choked back tears Saturday while describing Alberta's grievances with Ottawa ahead of the October 19 referendum. She also emphasized a less-discussed part of how the vote came about: petitions on opposite sides of Alberta's place in Canada drew roughly 700,000 signatures combined.

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DelenaMemberSep 20#2

Except the 400,000 signed a petition that explicitly stated it was for a legislative review, not a petition for a referendum. And I have a copy of the paperwork. So she is disingenuous at best, because only the separatists are asking for a referendum and she changed the rules to force this referendum. Now she is reaping what she sowed, not a single interested party for any of the 65 projects she took to the investment summit. Companies don't invest in provinces that are voting on separation. Danielle Smith did all of this herself.

Danielle Smith Chokes Back Tears at Alberta Referendum Forum: 'Does This Country Actually Want Us?'

Danielle Smith Chokes Back Tears at Alberta Referendum Forum: 'Does This Country Actually Want Us?'

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