The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) has removed its previous reporting that Alberta Premier Danielle Smith had direct contact with Crown lawyers over cases related to the Coutts border-crossing protests and blockades. In a July 5 editor’s note attached to the original CBC story of Jan. 19, the broadcasting corporation said it published a version of the…
CBC Removes Previous Reporting That AB Premier Danielle Smith Had Direct Contact With Crown Over Coutts cases
CBC Retracts Reporting That AB Premier Had Direct Contact With Prosecutors Over Coutts Cases
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) has retracted its previous reporting that Alberta Premier Danielle Smith had direct contact with Crown lawyers over cases related to the Coutts border-crossing protests and blockades. In a July 5 editor’s note attached to the original CBC story of Jan. 19, the broadcasting corporation said it published a version of the…
Alberta Premier Accuses Facebook of Censorship Over Temporary Posting Restriction
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her Facebook account is back up and running after a temporary restriction that prompted her to accuse the social media giant of censorship. “Big tech and government censorship is becoming a danger to free speech around the world,” Smith said in a June 14 message on Twitter, announcing, “My Facebook…
‘I Went in for a Shift’: Premier Smith Washes Dishes at Family Restaurant on Weekend
Newly reelected Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is spending some of her downtime working at the Dining Car restaurant she owns with her husband David Moretta. “Fun fact: my husband and I still own a restaurant. This weekend the dishwasher broke down, so I went in for a shift,” the premier said on her social media…
Taxpayers’ Group Calls on Alberta Premier to Shrink Cabinet Size Following UCP Re-Election
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) is calling on Alberta Premier Danielle Smith to form a smaller cabinet to demonstrate fiscal responsibility after her United Conservative Party (UCP) government won re-election on May 29. In a June 1 news release, Kris Sims, Alberta director of the CTF, suggests that if Smith selects a smaller cabinet, she will…
Both Alberta Premier Contenders on Last-Minute Campaign Stops
With only one day remaining before the official election in Alberta’s hotly contested provincial race, both major party leaders are still going hard on the campaign trail. On May 29, the province’s voters will decide if they will make what would be a historic decision and return New Democrat Party (NDP) leader Rachel Notley for…
Danielle Smith’s News Conference Disrupted by Activists
Three individuals disrupted a news conference being held as part of Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s reelection campaign, with one man storming the stage. In a statement issued following the press conference, the UCP alleged “radical activists” affiliated with the NDP and the Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) had been identified as former federal Calgary NDP candidate…
Alberta Premier Gives CBC Deadline to Retract, Apologize for Alleged Defamatory Articles
Legal counsel for Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has given CBC a deadline of April 28 to retract and apologize for articles alleging she tried to interfere in criminal cases before the courts. The letter, from the law firm Bennett Jones, accuses the media outlet of defamation. The letter says that CBC’s recent articles “seek to…
Alberta Premier Requests Trudeau Focus on Energy Security at Meeting With Joe Biden
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has sent a letter to the prime minister, requesting that his meeting with the U.S. president focus on the need for energy security. The letter, dated March 23 and published by the Government of Alberta, says the visit of American President Joe Biden to Canada presents “an opportunity of great significance.”…
Alberta Premier Requests Trudeau Focus on Energy Security in Meeting With Biden
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has sent a letter to the prime minister requesting that he focus on the need for energy security when he meets with the U.S. president during his visit to Canada. The letter says President Joe Biden’s visit presents “an opportunity of great significance.” “It is my request that the federal government…
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