Braid: Danielle Smith moves fast on the first and toughest job, uniting her fractious caucus. As outgoing Premier Jason Kenney knows, that's like herding scorpions. yyc UCP NDP abpoli ableg cdnpoli
As outgoing Premier Jason Kenney knows, that’s like herding scorpions. The full caucus, including all six of her leadership opponents, is by no means onside with her Sovereignty Act plan for dealing with Ottawa.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary Herald, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
“Danielle Smith’s premiership, it seems to me, is all but certain to go down in flames as it crashes into conservatism, the United Conservative Party and perhaps even Alberta itself.” The rule of law remains a bedrock principle of traditional conservatism. Smith’s victory lines it up for a head-on collision with populist anger. A deep split seems difficult to avoid.
Notley said Smith’s plan has votes from roughly one per cent of Alberta’s population. She got 42,423 on the final ballot count.
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