Precarity does not reward disruption. Alberta's Premier Smith is likely about to find out.

Precarity, reassurance, and the uncertainty of Alberta independence

A few days ago, Danielle Smith announced that on October 19, Albertans will vote in a referendum about whether to hold a referendum on separation from Canada.

At the end of 2025, in a piece here, I argued that a successful Yes vote in either Alberta or Quebec is structurally harder than it was in the 1990s because Canadians are living in a precarity mind…