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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Aug 29, 2026
Lean Left
The Alberta Premier faced a virtual town hall on AI data centres, with the provincial NDP calling for a pause on approvals.
Liberals criticize Smith for prioritizing corporate data centre interests over community concerns and environmental safeguards, exemplifying Conservative overreach.
Aug 29, 2026
Far Left
Smith is criticized for refusing to back Carney's trade war strategy and proposing appeasement of Trump, also facing backlash over her UCP's AI data centre push.
From the NDP/Green view, Smith is a corporate-friendly, pro-American conservative who prioritizes Alberta's oil interests over national solidarity and climate action.
Aug 27, 2026
Center
Alberta premier is facing pressure from Nenshi to cancel a separation referendum and is also linked to the push for data centre growth.
Centre critics see her separatist flirtation as destabilizing during a trade crisis, while she tries to balance energy interests with national strategy.
Aug 26, 2026
Far Left
Smith is in the news for closing ranks on U.S. trade war rhetoric, but also for her party's AI data centre power issues and red-tape health care cuts.
Progressives view Smith as a dangerous right-wing populist who is selling out Albertans' health care and ignoring environmental consequences of AI growth.
Aug 25, 2026
Far Right
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith rejected cutting off energy exports as leverage against U.S. tariffs, while also discussing with Doug Ford and delaying flag regulations.
People's Party sees Smith as a weak leader who talks tough but capitulates to Ottawa and fails to assert Alberta's sovereignty, especially by refusing to use oil as a bargaining chip.
Aug 25, 2026
Far Left
Alberta's premier is invoking the Sovereignty Act to challenge federal environmental regulations, threatening a constitutional fight.
Progressives see her as a right-wing obstacle to climate action, but some NDPers also critique Ottawa for not confronting her harder.
Aug 23, 2026
Center
Alberta Premier Smith said the province could hold a binding secession referendum in early 2027 if Albertans vote to begin the process in October.
Centre critics view Smith's separatist talk as a destabilizing distraction that undermines national unity during a trade crisis, though she frames it as a response to federal overreach.
Aug 23, 2026
Far Left
Smith's Alberta government is pushing red tape reduction that critics say will make it easier for people to lose their health care.
The NDP/Green perspective sees this as deliberate privatization and deregulation harming public health care, a core fight for the left.
Aug 22, 2026
Far Left
Alberta Premier whose 'red tape reduction' agenda is criticized for undermining public healthcare access.
Condemned for prioritizing deregulation over patient care, reinforcing NDP warnings about UCP privatizing healthcare.
Aug 21, 2026
Far Right
Alberta's Premier hinted at a 'Keystone 2.0' pipeline revival with Trump's support, needing producers to boost output.
Smith is seen as the only leader aggressively advancing Alberta's energy interests, unlike Carney's surrender on trade, but her reliance on U.S. market access worries sovereignty purists.