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Bell: Danielle Smith set to name experts to nail down cost of Alberta separatism By the end of July, Albertans will find out a more precise price tag for independence

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03.06.2026

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Bell: Danielle Smith set to name experts to nail down cost of Alberta separatism

By the end of July, Albertans will find out a more precise price tag for independence

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To start the week, in this column space, you would have read how Alberta Premier Danielle Smith gave us a ballpark price tag for Alberta leaving Canada and becoming its own country.

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It was a ballpark number.

Around $400 billion in start-up costs for an independent........

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