Braid: Winding up for Sovereignty Act, Smith echoes long history of Alberta government protests
As Premier Danielle Smith formulates her Sovereignty Act, she's more a traditionalist than a radical
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As Premier Danielle Smith formulates her Sovereignty Act, she's more a traditionalist than a radical
Two days after winning the vote to become the Alberta UCP's new leader, incoming premier Danielle Smith announced Saturday that she will run for MLA in a byelection in Brooks-Medicine Hat.
Alberta’s populist firebrand, cozy with conspiracy theorists, gleefully announces: ‘I’m back!’
Alberta’s new premier will be sworn in by the lieutenant-governor before naming the new cabinet ahead of the return to the legislature.
The UCP leadership hopeful's brand of politics not only defies these norms, but threatens to bust the bargain altogether. To her own detriment.