The Globe and Mail reports in its Saturday edition that Alberta Premier Danielle Smith trumpeted a new energy accord she signed with Ottawa on Friday as a salve for separatists in her province, while some first nations and her counterpart in British Columbia slammed it as a reward for bad behaviour. A triple-bylined item led by Carrie Tait says Ms. Smith and Prime Minister Mark Carney on Friday unveiled the details of the pact designed to smooth the path for a bitumen pipeline to the West Coast. Alberta agreed to increase the carbon price it imposes on oil producers, and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through carbon capture and storage, while Ottawa agreed to support a pipeline to tidewater. The signing ceremony in Calgary capped a tumultuous week for the Premier, after an Alberta judge Wednesday threw out a citizen-led petition in support of an independence vote, in part because the government did not consult with first nations. Ms. Smith, who is appealing the decision, hopes that Friday's deal will win over Albertans keen on separation, but warned the feds must take further action to calm independence advocates. B.C. Premier David Eby said Ms. Smith was being rewarded for threatening to leave the country.