The defining Alberta political story in 2023 will be a tale of two premiers: one who just got the job, the other who wants it back.
Premier Danielle Smith’s wood-panelled third-floor legislature office is bereft of bric-a-brac.
It illustrates what will be the defining Alberta political story in 2023. A tale of two premiers: one who just got the job, the other who wants it back. Smith, out of politics for seven years but having built up a following as a radio talk show host, defeated six rivals, many of whom said her sovereignty act was a reckless recipe for investor flight and constitutional chaos.
In her first week, Smith took everyone in her caucus out to shoot paintballs at each other. Now she brings them into cabinet committees and makes sure they have their say in policy direction. She has promised to explore an Alberta police service, a provincial pension plan and health spending accounts. She also passed a sovereignty act to challenge the federal government.
Across the snow-covered legislature plaza is the Queen Elizabeth II Building, home to Opposition NDP caucus members, complete with south-facing views of the sandstone dome they hope to re-inhabit at election time.She stuck around after losing to Kenney and the UCP in 2019. And now she says there's unfinished business.
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