Chantal Hebert

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584 appearances 3 recordings 1 series first heard May 2026 last heard 5 Jun

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The Bridge with Peter Mansbridge · Good Talk -- Do Canadians Care About Alberta? · 8 May 2026 podcast

That is the logic.

I'm sure Jason Kenney did not mean...

for Minister Mélanie Joly or for the finance minister who is also from Quebec to suddenly spend their time in Alberta arguing for federalism when there are so many able voices with democratic legitimacy by virtue of being elected to plead that case.

All of that being said, when it comes to the federal government, I think it's a bit early for the federal government to suddenly have what used to be called an operation unity.

Why?

Because a lot of things are in flux in Alberta that are Alberta matters.

What has happened, for instance, to the electoral list of Alberta that was accessed by groups that shouldn't have

with people's names and addresses made public by groups that are associated with the separation camp.

That is a serious internal matter that is not related directly to the defense of federalism.

But it means, one, that there is doubt as to the integrity of the petition calling for this referendum.

Two, there is ongoing litigation in Alberta by First Nation groups from Alberta challenging the constitutional legitimacy of holding a referendum on separation under the current terms of engagement.

So the process is basically stalled by the courts.

And at the same time, it's a pretty messy situation.

So if Mr. Kenney means that the government of Alberta has not been up to the job of defending federalism, he is probably right.

But you cannot supersede the government of a province and say, well, we're going to take over this situation.

I know we will get back to that.

What I found really interesting this week was the prime minister saying F and when there is such a referendum.

It will have to be held within the bounds of the Clarity Act.

That's the act that was passed by the federal government after the Quebec referendum.

There seems to be a misguided perception out there that this is a Quebec-focused law.

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