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flag Alberta’s legislature returns as Premier Smith unveils a budget with 22% more doctor funding amid a referendum push on separation and provincial powers.

flag The Alberta legislature reconvenes with Premier Danielle Smith set to unveil a 2026-27 budget featuring a 22% increase in physician funding, part of efforts to strengthen healthcare. flag The session, ending in May, coincides with a referendum petition deadline on Alberta’s potential separation from Canada. flag NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi plans to make separatism a key debate point, urging the government to oppose it. flag Smith’s proposed nine-question referendum on immigration, constitutional powers, and public services aims to boost provincial autonomy, though critics say it distracts from fiscal challenges tied to volatile resource revenues. flag Despite record oil production, economic vulnerability remains, and some argue the focus on referendums serves political messaging over structural reform.

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