Hillman expressed strong support for the province's place within the national framework.
"No question that Canada is stronger with Alberta and Alberta is stronger with Canada," said Hillman.
She suggested that the nation could improve how it articulates its collective internal advantages.
"One of the things that comes with diversity is the responsibility to have extensive, sincere conversations where you try hard to understand people within your community, this community being Canada," said Hillman.
Hillman clarified that the responsibility for fostering national unity rests on all regions collectively.
"I am definitely not putting this on any one region, any one leader provincially or federally — maybe we as a country need to just make sure we're doing a better job of that," said Hillman.
Prime Minister Carney counter-argued against the separation movement during a press briefing, where he also highlighted a new energy infrastructure memorandum signed with Premier Smith as evidence of a functional cooperative federalism.
"A dangerous bluff," said Carney.
Carney concluded by warning against taking actions that could jeopardize Canada's global economic standing.
"We're seen as one of the most trustworthy, reliable, desirable countries to do business with and we shouldn't mess that up," said Carney.
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Separately, former Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, alongside former political staffers Howard Anglin and Jamie Huckabay, launched a new Calgary-based advisory corporate group on July 1.
