Jared Wesley

“Strategic separatists and their leaders have been using that ambiguity, that lower-bar threshold, to entice folks to vote not to leave, but rather to send Ottawa a message that Albertans need to be heard,”

Jared Wesley · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-18

Wesley told Al Jazeera that some separatist leaders are using the referendum's lower threshold to attract strategic voters.

“We’re having a referendum because Danielle Smith wants us to have a referendum,”

Jared Wesley · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-18

Wesley said the referendum exists because Premier Danielle Smith wants it.

“She is looking to solve internal party matters by throwing a question to the broader public.”

Jared Wesley · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-18

Wesley said Smith is using the referendum to resolve internal party disputes.