Alberta pipeline talks are coming to a head, with a major announcement expected that will test whether what has been promised has anything behind it.

The Prime Minister is arriving in Alberta to stand alongside Premier Danielle Smith and announce the next phase of their energy agreement, including a pipeline proposal the federal government has committed to fast tracking as a project in the national interest. The pipeline is still months from formal federal approval. Canadians, as the argument goes here, are at the point of wanting to see results, not more promises.

A First Nations coalition challenged the separation referendum petition in court this week on treaty rights grounds, and a judge agreed. The petition is dead for now. Both the Alberta government and the separatist group behind it plan to appeal. Some within the movement are pushing Smith to put the question on the ballot herself.

Topics: Alberta pipeline, Alberta separation referendum, Danielle Smith, Mark Carney, First Nations treaty rights Alberta

GUEST: Rob Breakenridge | robbreakenridge.ca

Originally aired on 2026-05-14