Tag: alberta election

Alberta Election: What UCP and NDP Are Promising

The writ will drop for the Alberta election on May 1, and voters will head to the polls on May 29. But the two top rival parties, the governing United Conservative Party (UCP) led by Danielle Smith and the former governing Alberta NDP led by Rachel Notley, have already been in campaign mode for months. Here’s…


Alberta’s UCP, NDP Launch Media Access Battles Ahead of Provincial Election

The Alberta United Conservative Party (UCP) and the Opposition New Democrat Party (NDP) are each suggesting that the other party is dodging media questions ahead of the provincial election on May 29. Premier Danielle Smith said on April 14 that she would accept just one question from each reporter at news conferences during the campaign…


Smith Responds to Latest Media Leak of Call With Pastor Arrested on COVID Violations

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has responded to a leaked telephone conversation she had with Calgary pastor Artur Pawlowski in January 2022, reiterating that she has never spoken to anyone with the Alberta Crown Prosecution Service. Smith issued a news release before the recording was made public, stating, “Later today, in an effort to continue their…