# ‘Unintended consequences’: Poll shows UCP independence referendum boosting Alberta NDP

https://mins.news/en/item/86351

- CBC News, 2026-10-05 11:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/cbc-calgary-alberta-poll-separation-ndp-9.7367276?cmp=rss

> A poll suggests Premier Danielle Smith’s effort to satisfy UCP loyalists by pursuing an independence referendum may have unintentionally strengthened Alberta’s opposition NDP.

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