Danielle Smith Rips Off the Mask

Her combative, gaslighting persona was put away for the election campaign. It was back this week.

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Danielle Smith’s power struggle: Why Alberta’s premier is picking a fight over net-zero

Is an Alberta sovereignty act fight in the works, as the province pushes back against Ottawa’s plan for electricity grids? Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s latest battle with the federal government is about two kinds of power: electrical and political. On the electricity side of things, Smith is furious with Ottawa’s push to make Alberta’s power grid net-zero by 2035. Politically…

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If Notley Exits, Who Will Take Her Place?

No one is openly gunning for her job as Alberta NDP leader. But some names are floating around.

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Receding Oil Prices Dog Danielle Smith’s Pet Projects

Alberta’s feel-good budget assumes $10 a barrel more than the current rate.

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Trust Our Elections

…but scrutinize the overseers One of the things we’re fortunate enough to take for granted in Alberta is that our elections are fair. Oh, some Albertans will mimic conspiracy nutbars in the US, who think any election they lose must have been rigged, but generally speaking we have faith in the people who run our provincial elections. Well, I suppose…

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