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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Sep 10, 2026
Far Left
Alberta's premier is threatening legal action over Ottawa's proposed electricity regulations and emissions cap for oil and gas, stirring western alienation.
NDP and Green supporters criticize Smith's obstructionism as putting oil industry profits ahead of climate action and Indigenous rights.
Sep 9, 2026
Far Right
Alberta Premier is linked to the Alberta Prosperity Project's Washington meetings, which are being framed as foreign interference.
People's Party defends her right to represent Alberta's interests abroad, seeing the backlash as Liberal hypocrisy given past US interference.
Sep 4, 2026
Far Left
Alberta's premier is preemptively fighting federal emissions caps and electric vehicle mandates, framing them as provincial overreach.
From a left perspective, Smith is the avatar of oil-bloc obstruction, trying to veto Ottawa's climate authority while courting the federal Conservative base.
Sep 3, 2026
Lean Left
Alberta Premier defends her personal trip to Tennessee amid an active trade war with the U.S., arguing it isn't sending the wrong message.
Liberals see her as a reckless divider whose U.S. trip undercuts Canadian unity and hands Trump leverage, especially with the separation referendum looming.
Sep 2, 2026
Far Right
Defends Alberta Energy Centre rebrand timing, faces First Nations statement backlash, and weighs jail time for illegal dumping.
People's Party views her as a necessary counterweight to federal overreach, but criticizes her defensive posture on sovereignty and symbolic gestures.
Sep 2, 2026
Far Left
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is pushing for appeasement of Donald Trump, making clear Alberta won't make sacrifices to support the national interest in trade disputes.
From a left perspective, Smith's stance is a betrayal of Canadian sovereignty and solidarity, aligning with fossil fuel interests over climate and workers.
Aug 31, 2026
Center
Alberta Premier Smith is set to meet U.S. officials next week, amid her province's separatism rally and ongoing federal frictions.
Smith's balancing act between federal co-operation and Western alienation is watched closely, with Centre observers wary of her separatist flank.
Aug 31, 2026
Far Left
Smith proposes appeasement of Donald Trump and refuses to sacrifice Alberta's interests, while her UCP faces backlash over AI data centre deals.
From an NDP/Green lens, Smith's Trump appeasement and data centre Boondoggle expose a reckless, corporate-driven conservatism that undermines national unity and environmental safeguards.
Aug 30, 2026
Far Left
Alberta Premier proposing appeasement of Donald Trump and refusing to close ranks with other leaders on trade war strategy.
Criticized for putting provincial interests over national unity and for doubling down on AI data centres despite voter backlash, echoing her Wildrose history.
Aug 29, 2026
Far Right
Smith's government is moving to scrap Water Act approvals for farming, and her UCP is involved in the Calgary-Shaw race.
The People's Party supports Smith's moves to cut red tape but wants stronger action on Alberta independence, not just symbolic gestures.