# Is Danielle Smith prepared for the fallout from Alberta’s referendum?

https://mins.news/en/item/97404

- CBC News, 2026-10-12 21:55 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7378201?cmp=rss

> Alberta Premier Danielle Smith speaks with CBC News chief correspondent Adrienne Arsenault about the high-stakes referendum, what may follow the Oct. 19 vote and why many separatists regard Smith as “public enemy no. 1.”

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