Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre delivers a speech on national unity in Calgary on June 8, 2026. The Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says much of the frustration driving support for Alberta’s separation from Canada can be solved through federal policy reform instead of independence.
The Tory leader formally launched his own campaign to urge unity during a June 8 speech from a Royal Canadian Legion in Calgary, saying that more resource development, pipeline construction, lower taxes, and greater respect for Alberta’s provincial authority are positive steps forward that will resolve many of the issues leading to support for separation.
