Fact Check: Eby claims Alberta projects are not being prioritized due to threats of separation

Premier Smith has never threatened to leave the country, often repeating her view that she believes in a “sovereign Alberta within a united Canada.”

Cory Morgan
  |   May 19, 2026   |   News Analysis   |   3 Comments

 

The Canadian Press / Darryl Dyck

B.C. Premier David Eby issued a statement saying, “It cannot be the case that the projects that get prioritized in Canada are those where a premier threatens to leave the country.”

The statement was released in response to the memorandum of understanding signed between Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Prime Minister Mark Carney, which may one day lead to a new pipeline to the West Coast.

Premier Smith has never threatened to leave the country. However, she has repeatedly stated she is a federalist who wants to see what she calls a “sovereign Alberta within a united Canada.”

The projects being prioritized in Canada by the federal government are listed on the Major Projects Office website.

They include six projects in British Columbia and none in Alberta. If the intent of the independence movement has been to strongarm project support from the federal government, it has failed dismally.

Verdict

Alberta projects have never been prioritized by the Liberals.

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Cory Morgan

Cory Morgan is an Alberta-based columnist, political commentator, and longtime advocate for Western Canadian independence. He is the author of the recently updated book The Sovereigntist’s Handbook, a grassroots guide for independence supporters and political activists.

http://sovereigntistshandbook.com/

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  • Bruce Atchison
    commented 2026-05-19 21:26:09 -0400
    Ottawa will keep ragging the puck on projects while imposing staggering carbon levies.
  • Ruth Bard
    commented 2026-05-19 21:01:57 -0400
    Premier CLusterfuq will say anything to divert attention away from his own abysmal performance.
  • Bernhard Jatzeck
    commented 2026-05-19 19:09:07 -0400
    He’s partly right. The debate about Alberta separation merely gives Ottawa a convenient excuse to hogtie any projects that are on the drawing board, not that it doesn’t have enough already.