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Danielle Smith heading to Music City USA
1+ week, 6+ day ago (1271+ words) Premier Danielle Smith is soon flying to Nashville, Tennessee to meet with the Commissioner of the Tennessee...negotiators or a cover for a meeting with a more important US official that will happen (remember Smith...It’s also possible these low-level…...
Alberta’s separation referendum and the law of unintended consequences
2+ week, 1+ day ago (880+ words) rebound under Brian Jean’s leadership launched that party into Official Opposition after former leader Danielle...Smith crossed the floor to Premier Jim Prentice’s PC’s in 2014, but it was Kenney’s campaign to lead...They helped rocket Smith back into Alberta politics…...
Calgary-Shaw by-election called for September 14, ahead of Alberta's separation referendum
3+ week, 6+ day ago (900+ words) Premier Danielle Smith has set Monday, September 14 as the date of the by-election vote in the Calgary-Shaw...The UCP have already launched campaign-style videos starring Smith with the tagline “Getting the job...heavily on talk about economic successes and infrastructure…...
Catching up on Alberta politics: 41 days until the separation referendum
5+ day, 23+ hour ago (690+ words) the push to collect signatures to hold a referendum on Alberta’s separation from Canada (Premier Danielle...Smith called the referendum after some initial committee-level fumbling)....
An Independent Alberta is an American Alberta
3+ week, 1+ day ago (1447+ words) Premier Smith is making a big miscalculation if she believes the separation activists in her party will...
Nenshi delivers health care pitch days before Calgary-Shaw by-election
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (1307+ words) With only days left before the September 14th by-election in Calgary-Shaw, Alberta NDP leader Naheed Nenshi delivered his party’s health care pitch to voters with a pledge of stability and investment in a public system that has undergone massive bureaucratic restructuring…...