Subhead:Lukaszuk spent months demanding a referendum and now accuses someone else of being a dangerous separatist because voters might be allowed to participate in one.#
Thomas Lukaszuk says Danielle Smith is now joining the ranks of René Lévesque and Jacques Parizeau simply because Alberta may hold a referendum related to Confederation.
That comparison collapses the second you look at the facts.
Lévesque and Parizeau were actual separatist premiers leading explicitly separatist parties whose stated political goal was breaking Quebec out of Canada. They campaigned for independence, governed for independence, and used referenda as direct vehicles to achieve independence.
Danielle Smith is not leading a separatist party. She has repeatedly stated she personally supports Alberta remaining in Canada.
And the referendum now being discussed is not even a direct vote on separation, but a vote on whether Alberta should begin the constitutional process required before any future binding referendum could ever occur.
