Former Reform Party leader Preston Manning issued a dire warning for politicians at a luncheon in Calgary Wednesday afternoon.

Western separatist sentiment is on the rise, particularly in Alberta and Saskatchewan, Manning told the crowd at the Canadian Club of Calgary. He said that political leaders who ignore such populist movements do so at their own peril.

“The problems with the energy sector and the inability to get resources to tidewater and world markets are all fuelling Western alienation.”

• Preston Manning warns Western alienation could spark separatist surge on the Prairies - https://globalnews.ca/news/5952458/preston-manning-alberta-separatism-western-alienation/