What Did Danielle Smith Do Now?

Archive: What Did Smith Do Then?

  • Smith misrepresents reasons for moratorium, dismisses layoff concerns

    Smith misrepresents reasons for moratorium, dismisses layoff concerns

    We recently wrote about the UCP’s surprise moratorium on new renewable energy developments. There are more developments since then. ‘AUC and AESO asked for it – after we told them we were doing it’ Firstly, Smith misrepresented the reasons for the moratorium, claiming that the only reason they did it was because the Alberta Utilities… Read more

  • UCP Moratorium on Renewable Energy Projects

    UCP Moratorium on Renewable Energy Projects

    Last week, the UCP introduced a moratorium on the Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC) approving new solar or wind projects, in an unexpected move that is attracting widespread criticism. The initial justification when announcing the freeze was that they had concerns over: Utilities Minister and Deputy Minister Nathan Neudorf acknowledged that the moratorium had been imposed… Read more

  • Health Minister Op-Ed Misleads About AHS

    Health Minister Op-Ed Misleads About AHS

    Health Minister Adriana LaGrange published an op-ed in the Edmonton Journal yesterday, claiming that “AHS is shouldering a burden it was not intended to carry”, because it “has evolved beyond its original acute-care hospital system mandate.” This logic, to Minister LaGrange (and her boss), justifies their plan to shrink AHS and decentralize Alberta’s healthcare system,… Read more

  • Family Doctors Start Charging; UCP Propagandists Double Down

    Family Doctors Start Charging; UCP Propagandists Double Down

    Leading up to the last election, the NDP made a lot of noise about a long history of Danielle Smith supporting privatization of healthcare, leading the UCP to make some pretty firm guarantees about healthcare, and to accuse the NDP of “lying” about their healthcare plans. “The UCP is committed, to all Albertans, that under… Read more

  • Smith Returns to the Unpopular Policies She Couldn’t Win an Election On

    Smith Returns to the Unpopular Policies She Couldn’t Win an Election On

    During her leadership campaign last year, Smith ran on a number of policies to increase Provincial autonomy, right out of the “Free Alberta Strategy”, including a Provincial police force, a Provincial tax collection agency, and withdrawing from CPP to replace it with a Provincial version. These ideas were generally not popular. The costs of a… Read more

  • Danielle Smith Poses with Man Wearing “Straight Pride” Shirt

    Danielle Smith Poses with Man Wearing “Straight Pride” Shirt

    In recent years, there’s a pattern of controversies involving Conservative politicians having their picture taken with people who represent some pretty tawdry views – such as Pierre Poilievre shaking hands with Jeremy Mackenzie. Often, the response is to the effect that politicians take lots of photos with lots of members of the public and can’t… Read more