{"id":15122288,"date":"2026-05-26T19:40:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T23:40:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/alberta-separatist-leader-planning-to-challenge-danielle-smiths-leadership-or-change-referendum-question\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T20:00:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T00:00:50","slug":"alberta-separatist-leader-planning-to-challenge-danielle-smiths-leadership-or-change-referendum-question","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/alberta-separatist-leader-planning-to-challenge-danielle-smiths-leadership-or-change-referendum-question\/","title":{"rendered":"Alberta separatist leader planning to challenge Danielle Smith&#039;s leadership or change referendum question"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img src='https:\/\/i.cbc.ca\/ais\/2181f355-d214-4213-b483-7828f35eb2d9,1779822443018\/full\/max\/0\/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%28786%2C694%2C7103%2C3995%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29' alt='Bald man in hooded sweatshirt smiles to ballcap-wearing person not facing camera. Alberta flags wave in the background.' width='620' height='349' title='Alberta separatist leader Mitch Sylvestre said large swaths of his supporters are turning against Premier Danielle Smith after her she announced she&apos;d advocate for Alberta to stay in Canada in her upcoming referendum on whether to remain or hold a future binding vote on independence.' \/><\/p>\n<p>The UCP base has grown angry with the premier&#8217;s pro-Canada stance, says Mitch Sylvestre of Stay Free Alberta.<\/p>\n<p class=\"inmi-source\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/calgary\/alberta-separatist-leader-planning-to-challenge-danielle-smith-s-leadership-or-change-referendum-question-9.7212732?cmp=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">News Edmonton \u2013 CBC<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UCP base has grown angry with the premier&#8217;s pro-Canada stance, says Mitch Sylvestre of Stay Free 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