'Somebody's got to stick up for Canada,' says Wab Kinew

Canada May 28, 2026 12:03 PM

A meeting of western premiers ended with a dramatic news conference on Tuesday in which Alberta Premier Danielle Smith was called out for saying something that was 'not correct.' Wab Kinew, the premier of Manitoba, tells Power & Politics he spoke out because 'if there is going to be a referendum, I don't want fake news to be framing it up.'

'Somebody's got to stick up for Canada,' says Wab Kinew

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