Danielle Smith
Marlaina Danielle Smith is a Canadian politician, former lobbyist, former columnist and media personality who has served as the 19th premier of Alberta and leader of the United Conservative Party (UCP) since 2022.
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Jun 27, 2026
Far Left
Alberta Premier Smith fights federal clean electricity regulations.
NDP/Green view her oil-and-gas cheerleading as a direct assault on national climate targets and interprovincial unity.
Jun 25, 2026
Far Right
Alberta Premier whose province's tensions with Ottawa are highlighted in the Albers column and in the Country Thunder cancellation.
People's Party commends Smith for standing up to federal overreach but urges more direct action on Alberta sovereignty and deregulation.
Jun 23, 2026
Center
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is in a public dispute with Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek over the city's noise bylaw ahead of the Stampede.
Smith's confrontation with a municipal government is viewed by centrists as populist grandstanding that could erode cooperative federalism.
Jun 21, 2026
Center
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is urged by Naheed Nenshi to fire a senior aide over a social media post criticising First Nations chiefs.
Smith is seen as stoking Alberta separatism and failing to control inflammatory rhetoric, deepening tensions with Indigenous leaders and federal government.
Jun 21, 2026
Far Left
Alberta Premier pushing two-tier healthcare and offering a paltry $100 energy rebate, while advancing secession panel.
NDP criticizes her for undermining public healthcare and using inadequate rebates as a distraction from deeper cuts and separatist games.
Jun 19, 2026
Lean Right
Alberta chiefs are demanding a treason probe over her policies, which commentators dismiss as baseless.
Conservatives defend Smith from what they see as a cynical political attack by Indigenous leaders.
Jun 19, 2026
Far Left
Smith's government filed an appeal of the court ruling tossing the separatist referendum question, while she continues to flip-flop on secession.
NDP/Green observers view her as a chaotic actor undermining national unity and wasting public money on a divisive, pro-oil agenda.
Jun 18, 2026
Lean Right
The Alberta premier is pushing forward with a referendum on separation-relation with Canada, arguing it is a high-stakes plan to save both Alberta and the country.
Conservatives praise Smith for standing up to Ottawa's overreach, but some worry the separation referendum could fracture national unity further.
Jun 18, 2026
Center
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced $100 cheques for millions of residents funded by windfall oil revenues.
Centre pundits criticize the move as a short-term populist gimmick that fails to address lingering affordability concerns or invest in long-term infrastructure.
Jun 17, 2026
Far Right
Her referendum questions on immigration are under attack by a pro-immigrant group in Calgary.
Supported for trying to restore democratic control over immigration, facing opposition from pro-mass immigration elites.