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"I found more common ground with the prime minister when I met with him yesterday than I have in any meeting with a prime minister," she said.

"I would encourage Albertans to not lose faith in the process. Let's work together on it because we鈥檙e all stronger together."

She also took to social media following the face-to-face, saying there are details to be worked out but she looks forward to an agreement that will benefit the country and the province.

"I am more optimistic than ever that the concerns of Albertans are FINALLY BEING HEARD," she wrote.

Smith has made combativeness with Ottawa a cornerstone of her policy, using it to define her United Conservative Party leadership, and contrast it with the Opposition NDP.

On Thursday, she again pointed to her very first bill: the Alberta Sovereignty Within a United Canada Act. It was touted from Day 1 as a weapon to battle federal policies Smith believes tread on provincial jurisdiction.

"That's what I've been fighting for for the last three years. And slowly but surely, working our way through some of the issues that have caused tension between Canada and Alberta," she said.

The UCP's effort to fight back against Ottawa continues Thursday evening, with Smith's hand-picked Alberta Next panel making another another town hall pit stop in Lethbridge.

The panel is tasked with gathering feedback on potential referendum questions, including pulling out of the Canada Pension Plan, and replacing the RCMP with a provincial police service.

Her optimism Thursday came as Carney announced five major projects set to see regulatory approvals fast-tracked across the country. His government says an Alberta-based carbon capture and storage project could soon be added to the list.聽

That announcement, Smith said, showed "a real shift in the focus of this government."

For months, Smith has also been demanding Carney repeal or rewrite nine laws she said have strangled Alberta's mainstay oil and gas sector. Those include the greenhouse gas emissions cap, clean electricity regulations and single-use plastic rules.

Smith said they're "making great progress" on addressing those issues with Ottawa.

The premier said she is hopeful she'll have good news when Carney announces another tranche of major projects by the time of the Grey Cup football championship, which is scheduled for Nov. 16.

Carney, too, told reporters he had a 鈥済reat鈥� meeting with Smith, and they made headway.

"I鈥檓 confident that we鈥檒l continue to make progress in the coming weeks ahead,鈥� he said.

Alberta Opposition NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi told reporters in Calgary that Smith has always preferred to fight than win, and noted her nine demands came backed by the threat of a national unity crisis.

"She got zero of her nine things, and yet now she's super happy, because she's realized that her combative fighting posture has hurt Alberta, and it's hurt the Alberta economy," he said.

-- With files from Fakiha Baig

This report by 国产诱惑福利 was first published Sept. 11, 2025.