At least four United Conservative Party board members posed at a separatist rally in 2025.
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Power & PoliticsOct 21, 2026
Multiple sources report that six elected UCP board directors posed for a photo at a separatist rally on the Alberta legislature steps in October 2025, and that four of them remained in their board positions, which satisfies 'at least four.' The claim's wording matches the post's 'at least four board members' and the sources support the 2025 date.
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… You can't be a candidate and advocate for separatism. Right now, her caucus doesn't have it, but on her board, there are several separatists. In fact, I posted a picture in a story a few months ago of this group shot of a bunch of board members. At least four board members were posing happily at a separatist rally last year. There are several, and there are more running, and this is going to cause quite the tension. Okay, so, Shannon Phillips, how, how do you, how do you manage this, then? …
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Supports. CBC reports that UCP board members, including former director and current directors, posed for a photograph at a significant separatist demonstration on the steps of the Alberta legislature in October 2025, and that the photo features six elected directors, four of whom remain in their positions.[1]
Supports. A separation-claims analysis citing CBC says six elected UCP board directors posed at a fall 2025 separatist rally, which is consistent with the CBC account.[2]
Supports. A Substack post says a Facebook photo shows six UCP provincial board members at a separatist rally on October 25, 2025, with four still on the board.[3]
Context. The same sources note that the rally photo shows board members posing, but that this does not mean the board adopted separation as party policy; the party's official stance remains federalist.[2][4]
Sources
4 sources: 4 not rated
- 1Behind federalist Danielle Smith, many of her party's senior organizers back separatismcbc.ca · not rated · cited for: supports
- 2The UCP party board supports Alberta separation.separationfacts.ca · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 3Danielle Smith's failed flirtation with separatism: breaking up is ...terryreith.substack.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4United Conservative Party - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org · not rated · cited for: context
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