Alberta Premier Danielle Smith meets Prime Minister Mark Carney and says the meeting was positive. Was Carney being real or playing games?

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Usually if you knew Premier Danielle Smith was meeting Prime Minister Mark Carney you would prepare for the fireworks.

It would not be a pretty picture.

Apparently, not this time.

Late Friday afternoon and Smith paints the gabfest between the two leaders as a positive first step.

She says the two spoke for a long time of Liberal policies and laws holding back Alberta’s economy.

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The premier reports Carney said he clearly wants nation-building projects given the green light in the coming weeks and months.

At this point I can already hear some of you readers.

DO NOT TRUST HIM! ALBERTA HAS BEEN BURNED SO MANY TIMES BEFORE! WE WON’T BE FOOLED AGAIN!

You have to admit Smith’s meeting with Carney happened when there is a lot going on in Alberta.

It’s no secret the number of Albertans wanting to talk about Alberta leaving Canada is on the rise.

There will almost certainly be a vote of Albertans on Alberta independence, and soon. Some figure it will be early next year.

This week,