The Psychology Behind Pierre Poilievre's Conservative Voter Base, Alberta Separation and MAGA

In light of major Canadian politics news following the Conservative Party of Canada convention and the ‘doublespeak’ comments heard from party leader Pierre Poilievre, as well as Alberta Premier Danielle Smith regarding Alberta independence we covered in this week’s politics news updates…Let’s take a deeper look into the psychology of Pierre Poilievre’s Conservative voter base as well as the driving force behind Alberta separatist sentiments, according to new surveys from Abacus Data and Ipsos. The lines of comparison to the mentality driving Donald Trump’s MAGA movement is staggering.Tune into Episode 365 of The Bill Kelly Podcast for daily politics news updates.This Canada politics news update was recorded on February 3, 2026.Don’t forget to like, share, comment and subscribe to support Bill’s work. THANK YOU!Become a YouTube member for weekly public and private livestreams, and to hear Bill’s stories and life lessons from 50+ years as a broadcast journalist in his members-only series, THE WAY I SEE IT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeUbzckOLocFzNeY1D72iCA/joinListen everywhere: https://kite.link/the-bill-kelly-podcastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheBillKellyPodcast/featuredBlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/billkellypodcast.bsky.socialSubStack: https://billkelly.substack.com/WATCH THIS EPISODE and subscribe to our channel: https://youtu.be/maF50xlNvZgFURTHER READINGOn home turf, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith jabs familiar foes to warm receptionhttps://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/danielle-smith-alberta-ucp-united-conservative-party-9.7069719B.C. premier says Alberta separatists seeking assistance from U.S. is ‘treason’https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/eby-alberta-separatism-9.7066320Alberta UCP caucus has ‘no business’ signing separation vote petition: former premierhttps://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-ucp-caucus-has-no-business-signing-separation-vote-petition-former-premier-9.7071622Support for Independence in Alberta Reaches Levels Similar to Quebechttps://www.ipsos.com/en-ca/support-independence-alberta-reaches-levels-similar-quebecWho is in the Conservative Party “base” and how does it differ from other Canadianshttps://abacusdata.ca/who-is-in-the-conservative-party-base-and-how-does-it-differ-from-other-canadians/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit billkelly.substack.com/subscribe