# THE PIPELINE: Making sense of Alberta’s kinda-sorta independence referendum

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Podcast: [Western Standard Shows](https://stenobird.com/podcast/western-standard-shows-1311157)
Published: 2026-05-22T23:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://westernstandardpod.podbean.com/e/the-pipeline-making-sense-of-alberta-s-kinda-sorta-independence-referendum/
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## Resource

In this special live episode of The Pipeline, Derek Fildebrandt, Dave Naylor, Nigel Hannaford and Cory Morgan break down Premier Danielle Smith’s Thursday evening address and what it could mean for Alberta’s future, its relationship with Ottawa and the growing independence movement.

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