Alberta is being sprayed with a firehose of federalism that will surely continue until the Oct. 19 referendum.

The objective couldn’t be more obvious — to convince Albertans, especially separatist-leaners, that a vote against Canada would put many benefits at risk.

On Tuesday, Prime Minister Mark Carney endorsed Premier Danielle Smith’s plan for high-speed rail between Calgary and Edmonton.

“We’re referring Alberta’s Calgary-Red Deer-Edmonton high speed rail strategy to the Major Projects Office,” Carney said on X. “It’s time to build the infrastructure that matches our ambition.”

He was basically confirming what his Alberta minister, Eleanor Olszewski, said the day before in an announcement along with Smith.

This project won’t see a car on the tracks for many years, if ever, but today it’s another signal that federalism works and Liberals take Alberta’s dreams seriously.

We’re referring Alberta’s Calgary-Red Deer-Edmonton high speed rail strategy to the Major Projects Office.It’s time to build the infrastructure that matches our ambition. https://t.co/Rb41SlkH6p— Mark Carney (@MarkJCarney) September 29, 2026

We’re referring Alberta’s Calgary-Red Deer-Edmonton high speed rail strategy to the Major Projects Office.It’s time to build the infrastructure that matches our ambition. https://t.co/Rb41SlkH6p

Then Carney headed to Vancouver, where he announced a doubling of capacity for the LNG plant at Kitimat — a $30-billion project that will make this terminal one of the biggest in the world.

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