Overview

• After winning 82.8% of the vote in Battle River-Crowfoot, Damien Kurek is expected to step aside so Pierre Poilievre can run in a byelection.
• Letter writers question whether the Conservative Party should reimburse Elections Canada for an election viewed by many as unnecessary.
• Premier Danielle Smith’s criticism of King Charles’s May 27 throne speech and her devolution demands are intensifying separatist debates in Alberta.
• Commentators warn that outright separation could leave Alberta landlocked and hinder energy exports without broader western support or pipeline approvals.
• Seniors’ advocates say the inability to combine federal and provincial dental plans under current policy adds to growing regional discontent with Ottawa.