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 5, 2026
Center
Alberta Premier Smith met with Quebec Premier Christine Fréchette in a high-profile visit focused on provincial autonomy and interprovincial trade cooperation.
Centre observers see Smith's alliance-building with Quebec as a strategically shrewd but federally destabilizing move, using Quebec's distinct nationalism to legitimize Alberta's own autonomy push in ways Ottawa cannot easily dismiss.
Jun 5, 2026
Far Left
Smith signed a cabinet order formalizing the wording of her October 19 separation referendum question, while UCP MLA Rebecca Schulz quietly resigned her legislature seat.
From an NDP/Green perspective, Smith is driving Alberta toward destabilizing separatist politics while simultaneously re-announcing a hospital funding model critics say incentivizes over-diagnosis and opens the door to for-profit healthcare delivery.