Yesterday in Ottawa at the premiers-PM meeting, Smith shamelessly told staggering big lies.

She claimed that “30%”, “a million” Albertans, are sympathetic to separatism — according to polls, the number is around 10%, especially as people learn of the risks. She is blatantly overstating support.

She claimed that AB separatists “should not be demonized for their anger over ten years of Trudeau Liberals destroying AB.”

She did not explain why these separatists are angry that Trudeau and all Canadians literally bought TMX, or that oil production has steadily risen to all-time highs, or that AB is the richest per capita province.

I grew up in AB a long time ago. There have always been anti-Ottawa complainers - partisan Conservatives who hate federal Liberals. Now such people are turbo charged by MAGA, online conspiracy fuel, Covid restrictions, the convoy, etc. They are organized, funded (?), and they have captured the UCP government by controlling Smith’s leadership. They have tweeted threats to extort Smith (re huge healthcare corruption scandal involving the Premier’s top advisors).

Canadians need to understand that a small group of extremist, delusional, and Conservative partisans is holding Albertans hostage, and now the entire country. They have trampled many democratic norms already, as you outline clearly.

Smith’s entire public career has been to play with fire. She is deeply naive and shockingly weak as she persists in FAFO with Trump.

Few people in the rest of Canada understand any of this. People with public platforms like you must get the truth out there.

Thank you for your efforts!