Alberta Premier Danielle Smith encouraged podcaster Joe Rogan to return to her province for the upcoming Calgary Stampede, following Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s appearance on his podcast.
“To my friend Pierre Poilievre’s point—Mr. Rogan, consider this your official invitation to come back to Alberta this summer and visit the greatest outdoor show on earth, the Calgary Stampede,” Smith said on X on March 19.
During his March 19 appearance on “The Joe Rogan Experience” podcast, Poilievre encouraged Rogan to visit the Calgary Stampede. Rogan said he had previously travelled to Alberta to perform comedy in Edmonton and had gone hunting in northern Alberta. Rogan said Albertans are “some of the nicest people” and are “hardy.”
“It’s so magnificent. It’s so gorgeous. And the woods are so dense and beautiful … it’s an amazing country,” Rogan added.
In her social media post, Smith said Rogan was “100 percent correct” that Alberta is a “truly amazing place with some incredibly hardworking people!” Rogan did not publicly respond to Smith’s invitation to visit as of publication time.
The Calgary Stampede, which will run from July 3 to 12, includes the world’s largest rodeo, chuckwagon races, a grandstand show, concerts, and several agricultural exhibits.
During the podcast episode, Rogan also said he doesn’t visit Canada “anymore” because of its government.
“It’s because I think the government went horribly wrong over the last, you know, X amount of years, but the people are amazing,” he said.
Rogan also criticized the federal government’s response to the 2022 Freedom Convoy protest against COVID-19 vaccine mandates and other pandemic restrictions. Rogan said he was concerned with Ottawa’s decision to invoke the Emergencies Act, which allowed for the freezing of the bank accounts of some protesters.
During the podcast, Rogan asked Poilievre about the idea of Alberta separating from Canada and becoming independent, to which Poilievre responded that it “won’t happen.”
“There’s some legitimate frustration. At the end of the day, Canada’s going to be united,” said Poilievre, who was raised in Alberta. He added that Albertans are “seriously patriotic” and have a sense of “rugged individualism.”
Elections Alberta has approved a petition question on provincial independence, with 177,732 valid signatures in favour of independence needed to trigger a referendum vote.
Smith has said a referendum on independence will be held later this year if the petition is successful and meets legislative requirements. According to a Jan. 23 Ipsos survey, 28 percent of Albertans support separating from Canada. A March 12 Leger poll found 17 percent support Alberta separating, while 70 percent say it should remain in Canada.
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