EDMONTON - Premier Danielle Smith鈥檚 government is making changes to its online surveys about Alberta鈥檚 relationship with Ottawa, despite thousands having already filled out and submitted their opinions.
Smith says the old and new surveys will be combined, and says she doesn鈥檛 believe that will skew their findings.
The surveys were launched three weeks ago with Smith鈥檚 touring town hall panel, dubbed Alberta Next, to gauge public sentiment toward possible referendums on distancing Alberta from federal programs and agencies.
The original surveys asked respondents to comment on topics such as a provincial pension plan and police force, but didn鈥檛 include an option to vote no on those proposals.
It鈥檚 not clear when the surveys were changed, but the reworked version gives respondents a chance to say no.
The Opposition NDP says Smith鈥檚 government is manipulating the panel and the survey to stir up separatist sentiment, and says the revised survey further reinforces its irrelevancy.
This report by 好色tvwas first published July 17, 2025.
