Alberta referendum votes on October 19th are drawing a line that will be hard to ignore once it is drawn. Immigration. Constitutional reform. Separation on the table. Rob Breakenridge interviewed Danielle Smith this week and the question sitting underneath all of it was whether Alberta’s allies in this conversation exist in other provinces, and whether those provinces know it yet.

The Keystone XL revival is not hypothetical anymore. Reuters reported American officials working on permits. Alberta’s premier floated giving the US first access to Canadian oil the same week. Donald Trump says the US does not need Canadian resources. The permitting activity says something different.

The Strait of Hormuz matters now in a way it did not last year. Iranian oil ships cleared. Russian oil permitted specifically to hold prices down. Ukraine funding complications sitting underneath all of it. Rob Breakenridge says the world that normally runs in the background is running in full view, and most people are only just beginning to look.

Topics: Alberta referendum 2025, Keystone XL revival, Danielle Smith interview, Strait of Hormuz oil, Canada US trade

GUEST: Rob Breakenridge | robbreakenridge.ca

Originally aired on2026-03-26