Adam Radwanski: Danielle Smith’s referendum plans show folly of Carney giving further concessions on energy policy

Adam Radwanski/The Globe and Mail: That’s almost certainly a feature rather than a bug. Leading a provincial party with a strong nationalist contingent, and herself flirting with Alberta separatism (which may pop up as a 10th referendum question) just enough to hold those supporters at bay, both Ms. Smith’s brand and her political survival are contingent on perpetually positioning herself as a prosecutor of grievances with Ottawa.

But Ms. Smith may also have inadvertently served a warning to Mr. Carney about the folly of bending over backward to try to buy federal-provincial peace. And if Mr. Carney heeds it, it could yet affect what the landmark MOU on energy ultimately adds up to…