Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is hosting Ontario Premier Doug Ford at the Premier\u2019s Stampede Breakfast in Calgary Monday, where they plan to announce an update on \u201ceconomic growth.\u201d<\/p>\n
Taking place at the McDougall Centre in downtown Calgary, the annual breakfast includes cabinet ministers and caucus members. <\/p>\n
The premier\u2019s office says nearly 4,000 people attended last year, which some staff say was the largest turnout in over a decade.<\/p>\n
The breakfast itself begins at 7 a.m., while the announcement with Ford takes place at 9 a.m.<\/p>\n
The Ontario premier joined Smith at last year\u2019s event, which was followed by an announcement focused on improving trade and transportation links between the two provinces.<\/p>\n
Details on the announcement are unclear, but more information is expected.<\/p>\n
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is in attendance, along with Calgary Mayor Jeromy Farkas.<\/p>\n
Farkas says the breakfast is a good opportunity to shine a light on investment opportunities in Calgary, as \u201cgovernment can only move at the speed of trust.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI want Calgary to get its fair share of investment from the provincial government, and you know, we have the Premier here and practically all of the ministers,\u201d he tells 660 NewsRadio.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd when I hear about 50 members of Parliament from the Liberal caucus there sending here as well, you know, this is Alberta\u2019s chance to get its fair share of investment from the rest of the federal government.\u201d<\/p>\n
He adds the event, like many during the Stampede, reflects the city\u2019s \u201cwestern traditions\u201d while inviting guests from around the world.<\/p>\n
\u201cStampede has always been political, \u2018small P\u2019 political, but this year I really think it\u2019s \u2018big P\u2019 political. We\u2019re at the center of a referendum campaign. We\u2019re debating what Alberta\u2019s future is in the rest of the country. So the fact that we\u2019re able to host the rest of the country here \u2014 host the rest of the world \u2014 it couldn\u2019t happen at a better time,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor me, my takeaway is that we\u2019re so much better and stronger together. You know, this is a great Canadian tradition. It\u2019s a great Albertan institution, and it\u2019s the Calgary community opening its doors to the world. And I could not think of a better place to be.\u201d<\/p>\n
Also at the event were several people protesting coal mines in the Rocky Mountains, including some holding signs from advocacy group Alberta Beyond Coal. The Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) said at the beginning of the year it would open public input on a mining proposal from an Australian company, Northback Holdings Inc., whose application was denied in 2021. The AER approved an application in 2025.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, during the Calgary Stampede parade on Friday, Smith heard both cheers and jeers<\/a> while riding shotgun on a horse-drawn wagon that clip-clopped through the city\u2019s downtown.<\/p>\n Just a day earlier, Smith and Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a new West Coast pipeline proposal, which she framed as a nation-building project.<\/p>\n Smith has enjoyed strong poll support in her term, though those numbers have slipped amid the recent debate on whether\u00a0Alberta\u00a0should separate from Canada.<\/p>\n With files from The Canadian Press<\/p>\n \t\tKeep it Factual<\/p>\n Add CityNews Calgary as a trusted source on Google to see more local stories from us.<\/p>\n
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