MPs champion unity in face of Alberta referendum, but Conservatives say quick vote needed to ‘get it over and done with’

‘It demands the action of democracy, and I think unless we address it, it will be like an itch that is not scratched,’ says Conservative MP Stephanie Kusie of Alberta’s separatism question.

After throwing the full might of the Liberal Party machine into it, Grits secured Terrebonne

Liberal MPs and some cabinet ministers flooded the riding in the Terrebonne byelection with Tatiana Auguste. The Liberals were ‘all-in.’ On Monday night, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly was asked to leave the front door of one polling station in Terrebonne. She told reporters she was there to support Auguste and was following the rules. The Bloc Québécois says it will be filing a complaint with Elections Canada.

Liberal MPs descend on Terrebonne as party seeks narrow majority

With the April 13 byelection approaching, Liberals are rallying around incumbent Tatiana Auguste who is running again against former Bloc MP Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné in Terrebonne. The Supreme Court nullified the Liberals’ single-vote win in May. It’s going to be a nail-biter.

Most Albertans don’t support separation, but referendum poses unintended, temporary consequences for Poilievre’s federal Conservatives in the province, says pollster

Conservatives face a ‘hard choice’ and should ‘be worried’ as the province confronts pushes for independence, says pollster Quito Maggi. ‘They can just hope that there is no election between now and when the referendum takes place.’