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…
‘I Went in for a Shift’: Premier Smith Washes Dishes at Family Restaurant on Weekend
Albertans Want New Gov’t to Focus on Health Care, Affordability, and Standing Up to Ottawa: Poll
Albertans want re-elected Premier Danielle Smith to focus on improving health care, making life more affordable, and standing up to Ottawa while advocating for the province, according to a new poll. Published on June 12, the Leger survey polled just over 1,000 Albertans online to gauge their perspectives on the results of the May 29 provincial…
To Deliver on Her Campaign Promise on Health Care, Smith Needs Innovative Solutions: Analysts
The month after becoming Alberta premier in October 2022, when she won the United Conservative Party (UCP) leadership race, Danielle Smith dismissed the entire Alberta Health Services board and appointed a single administrator to allow health-care reform to be implemented more quickly. The urgent priorities identified for Dr. John Cowell included improving wait times and consulting…
Danielle Smith’s Campaign Strategist Writes Insider Account of Alberta Premier’s Path to Victory
The chief strategist behind Danielle Smith’s recent election win to be reinstated as premier of Alberta has written an insider account of the campaign. “I wrote an insider’s account of how Danielle Smith won the election. Short version: a killer debate, discipline and a pretty big Notley mistake,” Jason Lietaer, president of public affairs firm Enterprise…
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…
Newly Re-Elected Alberta Premier Danielle Smith Plans Edmonton Council of Candidates
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith plans to create an Edmonton council of candidates to provide her with advice on the province’s capital, given that the city now has no elected United Conservative Party (UCP) MLAs, after Kaycee Madu lost the party’s single Edmonton seat in the May 29 election. During a May 30 interview with 630…
ANALYSIS: What Course Will a Re-Elected Smith Government Take in Alberta?
EDMONTON—Act I of Danielle Smith’s political comeback during the 2022 UCP leadership race saw her speaking out against COVID-19 restrictive policies, promising a Sovereignty Act, and bringing in a provincial police force and pension. Once elected leader, she maintained her posture on COVID policies and delivered on her Sovereignty Act. But the former Wildorse leader…
Guilbeault Says He’s Confident He Can Work With Alberta Premier on Contentious Climate Policies
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says he is confident he can work with newly re-elected Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and her United Conservative Party (UCP) on points of disagreement regarding some of Ottawa’s climate policies centred on reaching net-zero national emissions by 2050. “I’m confident that we will be able to work our differences out with them,”…
Alberta Election 2023: UCP and NDP Major Wins and Losses
The UCP won another majority government in the May 29 Alberta election, confirming late-stage polling projections close to election day. The party took almost all the seats outside of the major urban centres, while losing all ridings in Edmonton, and edged out in a number of Calgary ridings. Some of the biggest losers of the…
Polls Close for Alberta Election, Ballot Count Begins
This is a developing story that will be updated throughout the evening. Polls opened Monday in Alberta at 9 a.m. local time and closed at 8 p.m. in what political analysts have called one of the closest elections in the province’s history. All that remains now is for the ballots to be counted. There are…
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