Listen on CBC Janet Brown is a pollster and political commentator specializing in Alberta politics. She explains how different factions in Alberta feel about separatism, and how they might respond to Eby's comments.

Read on CBC " Either way, Calgary-based data analyst John Santos warns that that kind of language could push people toward separatism.  “There is a danger here that what is currently a minority sentiment snowballs, cascades into a possible 'yes' vote,” Santos told CBC’s  On The Coast , pointing to the Brexit referendum in 2016, in which the U.K. ending up leaving the European Union.  “The two sides are too busy insulting each other,” he added. “The people who are separatist-c

Read on The Star In Calgary, Poilievre will undoubtedly be facing Alberta Conservatives who support the separatist movement, said Alberta pollster Janet Brown.

Watch on CPAC - YouTube Janet's segment starts at 45:40 Michael Serapio and Marc-André Cossette host CPAC’s in-depth coverage as the second day of the Conservative Party of Canada’s three-day national policy convention continues in Calgary. They are joined by Ben Woodfinden (a former director of communications to Pierre Poilievre), Pierre Paul-Hus (the Conservative party’s Quebec lieutenant), Andrew Scheer (a former leader of the Conservative Party of Canada and the current O

Listen on CBC John Santos, a Calgary-based data analyst with Janet Brown Opinion Research, explains the growth of the separatist movement in Alberta.

Watch on CTV News Sarah Elder and John Santos on Alberta Primetime on Jan. 27, 2026

Listen to the West of Centre The seeds of separation are being sown. Thousands have been braving January’s cold to put some heat on the effort for the province to become a free and independent country.  This week on  West of Centre , host Kathleen Petty speaks with one of the campaign’s key proponents and head of the Alberta Prosperity Project, Mitch Sylvestre. Among many points in their conversation, he tells her there’s no U.S. funding involved in the effort, and that his s

Watch on CTV News Janet Brown & Duane Bratt on Alberta Primetime Jan 13, 2026

Watch on CTV News Former MLA Marg McCuaig-Boyd and political analyst John Santos talk about the Alberta separation petition, the MLA recall petitions, and the Alberta Party's new name in the Politics Panel.

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Read on AlbertaViews One pollster that remains attached to telephone surveying is Janet Brown. The company she uses, Trend Research, is based out of Edmonton. “The secret sauce is Albertans calling Albertans,” says Brown. She uses cell numbers and landlines, and says people are more inclined to stay on the line—or pick up in the first place—if they believe they’re talking to someone in Edmonton rather than in Montreal or outside Canada entirely. The company makes five attempt

Listen to the West of Centre "From a Trump trade war and a historic teachers' strike, to the UCP government’s use of the notwithstanding clause, 2025 has been a high-stakes whirlwind for Alberta. This week on West of Centre, the CBC’s own Jason Markusoff swaps his producer and writer hat for a clipboard as quizmaster for our ""not-quite-annual"" quiz show. Testing their knowledge of the year's headlines: Falice Chin, Alberta bureau chief of The Hub; Alex Boyd, Calgary-based

Listen on CBC It has been quite a year in Alberta politics. There's been no shortage of provincial news making headlines this year. For a look back at some of those big stories, and what lies ahead in 2026, we're joined by political analyst and pollster, Janet Brown.

Read on The Walrus “[The UCP] imagine how much fun they’re going to have using that law, and they don’t think through scenarios where somebody else might use it,” said Janet Brown, a political commentator and pollster in Alberta. “To pass a law without really thinking about how it’s going to be used in reality seems short-sighted.”

Read on CBC Pollster Janet Brown said she thought it was clever to substitute "conservative" with "tory," But she said leaders are more important than what parties are called and questioned the attempt to resurrect the PC brand. "It's an old brand," said Brown, adding "tory" is outdated, too. "You have to be a bit of a political nerd to even know what the word 'tory' means. It's a word we used a lot 20 years ago, but we don't use it anymore." Guthrie admitted "tory" is an old

Read on the Town and Country Today Pollster Janet Brown said she thought it was clever to substitute "conservative" with "tory," But she said leaders are more important than what parties are called and questioned the attempt to resurrect the PC brand.

Read on The Albertan The public opinion poll was prepared by Janet Brown Opinion Research and released during the recent Rural Municipalities of Alberta (RMA) Association convention. The poll found that 92 per cent support oil and gas companies being responsible for the final clean-up of well, 87 per cent support the government requiring industry to cover unpaid property taxes to municipalities, and 84 per cent support the government requiring industry to cover unpaid rents t

Watch on CTV News Brendan Boyd, an associate professor of political science at MacEwan University, and political analyst John Santos talk about how the pipeline MOU between Alberta and Ottawa is being received in the Fort McMurray region and the UCP using the notwithstanding clause on a bill affecting transgender youth that passed Wednesday morning.

Listen to the West of Centre For the second time this year, Alberta’s UCP government is lowering the barriers for citizen-led referendum questions while also stripping the Chief Electoral Officer of many powers. This week on  West of Centre , host Kathleen Petty is joined by CBC writer and producer Jason Markusoff; Globe and Mail reporter Matthew Scace; and pollster and political analyst Janet Brown. As the UCP tinkers with its legislation yet again, Brown wonders, did the pr

Read on the Star Cue the cheers. Smith’s deal with Carney did not placate those in her party who want Alberta to separate from Canada. It has infuriated them. Separatists are a minority in Alberta, according to opinion polls. And, in a recent petition drive, more than 400,000 Albertans supported staying in Canada. But separatists are not a minority in the UCP. In fact, pollster Janet Brown discovered that 54 per cent of UCP supporters surveyed earlier this year would vote in

Watch on CTV News Chris Spearman, a former Lethbridge mayor, and John Santos, a political analyst, talk about the significance of the memorandum of understanding on a new pipeline signed by Premier Danielle Smith and Prime Minister Mark Carney, how this could affect Smith's support from elements of her base calling for separation and the growing list of recall petitions for UCP MLAs on the Politics Panel.