Alberta's political landscape is set for a dynamic 2025 as Premier Danielle Smith and NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi prepare to face off. Smith, boosted by recent political successes, is positioning herself as a strong voice against the federal government, while Nenshi seeks to establish his leadership amidst an uncertain political climate.
Now that 2024 has come to an end, Alberta ’s two rival provincial political leaders are looking ahead to 2025. Premier Danielle Smith , emboldened by her strong showing at the United Conservative Party leadership review in November, is heading into the new year riding a wave of support. And with all eyes fixated on the shenanigans in Ottawa and the coming change of government in Washington, Smith has seemingly found a sweet spot amongst the turmoil.
Her battles with the Trudeau government over everything from pensions to energy policy, daycare funding to dental care, have placed her at the forefront of provincial leaders staring down Ottawa as the country likely careens into a federal election sooner rather than later. Meanwhile, as the latest darling of U.S. cable news, Smith has garnered a reputation among some as Canada’s most effective communicator in the war of words with incoming president-elect Donald Trump. “As the federal Liberals work their stuff out, the leaders of Canada’s subnational governments look like the grown-ups in the room,”in her column published just before Christmas, referring to the strong words coming from Smith and some of her provincial counterparts. Of course, on the other side of Alberta’s political divide sits New Democratic Party Leader Naheed Nenshi, who took the top job in his party last June. But without a seat in the legislature, he has struggled to establish who exactly he is as a provincial leader. Asin December, Nenshi “has yet to define himself and his party as sharply as Kenney did before disgruntled conservatives replaced him with Smith in 2022.”Nenshi does not appear to have found similar footing yet, said pollster and political commentator Janet Brown. “Albertans still don’t know what to make of him as leader of the NDP,” she told Carri
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