阿尔伯塔省议会回归，史密斯省长公布了一项增加了22%医生经费的预算，同时推动了关于分离和省级权力的公投。 Alberta’s legislature returns as Premier Smith unveils a budget with 22% more doctor funding amid a referendum push on separation and provincial powers.

艾伯塔省立法机构与总理丹妮尔·史密斯再次开会,宣布2026-27年预算,增加22%的医生经费,这是加强医疗保健工作的一部分。 The Alberta legislature reconvenes with Premier Danielle Smith set to unveil a 2026-27 budget featuring a 22% increase in physician funding, part of efforts to strengthen healthcare. 5月结束的这届会议恰逢艾伯塔省可能与加拿大分离的全民公决请愿截止日期。 The session, ending in May, coincides with a referendum petition deadline on Alberta’s potential separation from Canada. NDP领导人Naheed Nenshi计划将分裂主义作为关键辩论点, NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi plans to make separatism a key debate point, urging the government to oppose it. Smith提议就移民、宪法权力和公共服务举行九大问题公民投票, 目的是提升省自治, Smith’s proposed nine-question referendum on immigration, constitutional powers, and public services aims to boost provincial autonomy, though critics say it distracts from fiscal challenges tied to volatile resource revenues. 尽管石油生产创纪录,但经济仍然脆弱,有些人认为,注重全民投票有助于通过结构改革传递政治讯息。 Despite record oil production, economic vulnerability remains, and some argue the focus on referendums serves political messaging over structural reform.