Opposition politicians are taking aim at Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, accusing her of embarrassing the province by failing to make good on a time-sensitive threat to leave Canada.

“I provided a specific list of demands the next prime minister, regardless of who that is, must address within the first six months of their term to avoid an unprecedented national unity crisis,” Smith posted to social media on Mar. 20.

Saturday marked six months since that threat was made, but the premier has not mentioned it, instead softening her language on Ottawa and even praising Mark Carney in recent weeks.

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