Treason in the Air: Most Canadians Back Premier Eby’s Comment Over Alberta Separatists, Split on Premier Smith’s Retorts

February 10, 2026, Toronto, Ontario, Canada — A new Canada Pulse Insights survey finds Canadians broadly aligned with B.C. Premier David Eby’s sharp criticism of Alberta separatist leaders who have held repeated meetings with officials at the U.S. State Department. Just prior to a First Ministers’ meeting in Ottawa on Thursday, January 29, 2026, Eby said such overtures were “completely inappropriate” and amounted to “an old-fashioned word for that, and that word is treason.”

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