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Thousands of Albertans flooded the streets across the province in a massive show of dissent against Premier Danielle Smith and the UCP’s controversial policies, with rallies erupting in 16 cities including Edmonton and Calgary. Protesters united against healthcare privatization, erosion of workers’ rights, and the government’s divisive constitutional stance — all framed as top-down decisions ignoring public will. Alberta Federation of Labour leader Gil McGowan called it a defiant chorus of Albertans rejecting a government that doesn’t represent them, while UCP officials dismissed it as McGowan’s latest political stunt. Despite the backlash, McGowan hailed the turnout as proof Albertans are awake and engaged — and the Premier still stands by her referendum, even as its claimed support faces scrutiny.

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