<p>Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has some questions she wants Albertans to answer. Nine of them, to be exact.</p><p><br></p><p>That’s how many referendum questions Smith announced in a televised speech that she’s going to put to Albertans on Oct. 19.</p><p><br></p><p>They range from constitutional reform to abolish the Senate and change who picks judges, to several that would directly affect some immigrants and the services they receive.</p><p><br></p><p>To unpack the proposed immigration changes, host Jason Markusoff is first joined by Raj Sharma, an immigration lawyer based in Calgary. He argues many of the questions appear outside Alberta’s jurisdiction.</p><p><br></p><p>Then, the panel breaks down the rest of the premier’s address. Journalist Rob Breakenridge says the referendum could serve as a distraction in advance of a bad-news budget. Evan Menzies, a vice-president at Crestview Strategy and former head of communications for the United Conservative Party, says there are re...