Premier Danielle Smith is set to hold a news conference Wednesday morning following her televised address about the referendum results, allowing reporters to quiz her about the government’s early plan to implement the results into policy.
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“Those disputes will be settled within the political and legal institutions of our nation rather than pursuing the option of separation,” Smith said.
“I am also convinced that the federal government is no longer targeting and trying to phase out and eliminate Alberta’s largest economic sectors, as they attempted to do under the previous prime minister.”
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Smith has said the referendum results have shown an interest among the public for the province to exercise more control over immigration, including mandating a fee for temporary residents to access basic services.
Alberta’s NDP has criticized the government for entertaining the idea to make it harder for immigrants to access “basic human rights.”
Smith’s media availability is scheduled for 11:30 a.m.
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