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Alberta Prosperity Project Fires CEO Mitch Sylvestre For Cause

By Drooid · Oct 24, 2026, 6:10 PM UTC · How we work

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Alberta Prosperity Project dismissed chief executive Mitch Sylvestre and counsel Jeffrey Rath for cause.
Board member Tanya Clemens said the firings were kept quiet to protect the referendum campaign.
On Oct. 19, 75 % of Alberta voters rejected the separatist referendum.
Premier Danielle Smith pledged no further referendums while she remains premier.
Smith warned UCP separatists to accept the vote or leave the party.

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Alberta Prosperity Project dismissed chief executive Mitch Sylvestre and counsel Jeffrey Rath for cause.
Board member Tanya Clemens said the firings were kept quiet to protect the referendum campaign.
On Oct. 19, 75 % of Alberta voters rejected the separatist referendum.
Premier Danielle Smith pledged no further referendums while she remains premier.
Smith warned UCP separatists to accept the vote or leave the party.