Danielle Smith says she won't muzzle UCP caucus as referendum talk heats up

OTTAWA — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says that her United Conservative Party supports national unity, but adds that she won’t stop members of her caucus from expressing different views on Alberta separation. Smith told reporters on Tuesday that she wasn’t bothered by UCP MLA Jason Stephan publicly calling for a referendum on Alberta separation one day earlier. “We all have different ideas about how we get respect from Ottawa … I’m not I’m not going t