Liberals’ ‘historically significant’ Alberta polling holds as first MOU deadline passes, say pollsters

The Liberals have more than 30-per-cent support in the province, but trying to capitalize on those numbers without a good reason for an election would come at a cost, says Liaison Strategies' David Valentin.

As the April 1 deadline for some Ottawa-Alberta MOU items passes, both Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Premier Danielle Smith will find it 'mutually beneficial' to keep tensions low, says Abacus Data's David Coletto.The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

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BY STUART BENSON

April 1, 2026

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberals are holding steady in Alberta and enjoying a close and historically significant second place in one of the federal Conservatives’ last remaining provincial strongholds, according to polls.

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