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Danielle Smith says she’ll call up UCP officials not signing anti-separatism pledge

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Digital, G. (2026, November 13). Danielle Smith says she’ll call up UCP officials not signing anti-separatism pledge. Global News. https://globalnews.ca/news/12150519/ucp-officials-alberta-separatism-pledge/

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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith plans to contact United Conservative Party officials who are refusing to sign a pledge to stop advocating for provincial separatism. While the party's executive director requested all 87 constituency association presidents sign the code of conduct by Friday, 15 individuals have refused, arguing the requirement infringes on their free speech. Smith frames the move as a move toward teamwork for the next provincial election rather than a free speech issue, though she has not specified if the dissenters will be removed from their positions.
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Alberta Albertans CBC UCP United Conservative Party

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Alberta GPE · 2× Smith PERSON · 2× UCP ORG · 2× Albertans NORP · 1× CBC ORG · 1× Danielle Smith PERSON · 1× United Conservative Party ORG · 1×

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Some party officials have refused to sign an agreement to publicly respect the results of last month’s referendum, when Albertans voted against holding a binding separation vote.
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Smith says she’ll be speaking with those who refuse but didn’t say whether they would be removed from their roles.
2026-11-14 · Global News
Danielle Smith says she’ll call up UCP officials not signing anti-separatism pledge · assertive framing

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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she plans to call officials in her United Conservative Party who are refusing to sign a pledge to stop advocating for Alberta separatism. asserted
who → say → separatism
Smith says it’s not an issue of free speech and that she wants the UCP to work as a team to win next year’s provincial election. asserted
UCP → say → election
Some party officials have refused to sign an agreement to publicly respect the results of last month’s referendum, when Albertans voted against holding a binding separation vote. asserted
Albertans → refuse → vote
The CBC reported that all 87 UCP constituency association presidents have been asked by the party’s executive director to sign the new code of conduct by the end of Friday. asserted
presidents → report → Friday
But 15 say in a letter that they won’t be signing the pledge and argue the requirement amounts to the party punishing them for free speech. asserted
party → say → speech
Smith says she’ll be speaking with those who refuse but didn’t say whether they would be removed from their roles. asserted
they → say → roles
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