In Alberta, Referendums Must Serve Smith’s Aims Only

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In Alberta, Referendums Must Serve Smith’s Aims Only

QUOTE: "Witness the battle over the Water Not Coal petition as Corb Lund leads a fight to keep it alive."

Andrew Nikiforuk - August 03, 2026 - The Tyee

EXCERPT: "In Smith’s rather Russian world, referendums exist only to expand the power of a ruling party and are open to endless manipulation. Scholars have a name for this practice: “Referendums as extended arms of the government.”

That’s the cynical game being played in Alberta."

[ https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2026/08/03/ ... ign=030826 ]