# Alberta referendum: Jeffrey Rath targets ‘avowed federalist’ Danielle Smith

https://mins.news/en/video/107414

- Global News, 2026-10-20 06:16 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrzqlACgR1o

> Early Alberta referendum results showed a major surge in votes to remain part of Canada. Jeffrey Rath, a prominent conservative activist and Alberta Prosperity Project co-founder, dismissed the early results, saying the hundreds of thousands who voted to leave Canada still matter. He said Alberta separatism will never be realized.

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