Tea & Coffee with Paula & Jay (The Lavigne Show): Alberta faces a stark reality—is it possible to become independent if your premier is determined to stop it? Is the October question a procedural dead end dressed up as progress? Law professor Bruce Pardy examines the controversial 10th question scheduled for the upcoming referendum, comparing it to a Brexit-style vote in which voters were asked only whether they wanted a future vote on leaving—a vote that political elites could then delay or bury. What should Premier Danielle Smith have done instead? According to Pardy, she should have announced a clear independence referendum for spring 2027 on its own ballot, begun consultations immediately to reduce the risk of court challenges, and taken ownership of the process. Instead, he argues, the government has created confusion, complexity, and multiple escape hatches for the anti-independence side. That leaves Albertans facing a difficult question: what path forward will actually lead to a decision on independence?
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