Poilievre says Prime Minister Mark Carney should do more to quell separatist sentiment in Alberta by pushing resource development and dropping the gun buyback program.

Poilievre says Prime Minister Mark Carney should do more to quell separatist sentiment in Alberta by pushing resource development and dropping the gun buyback program.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he'll be actively campaigning on the pro-Canada side ahead of a likely Alberta referendum.

Carney also said he looks forward to working with Smith, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and many others to “build a better Alberta.”

Premier Danielle Smith plans to hold a vote that will bring the oil-rich province closer to a referendum on independence.