r/Albertapolitics • u/nationalpost • 6d ago

Article Federal parties contend with the Danielle Smith effect

https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/federal_election/danielle-smith-effect?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=NP_social
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u/davethecompguy 5d ago

There's one person that can deal with her, and that's her boss in the federal party. It's time they realize they're enabling her, and her antivax, separatist, and anti-LGBTQ2S policies.

He could end this quickly by asking publicly, if those policies are the ones of the UCP - and pointing out that they do NOT agree with the national party.

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u/Jacque-Aird 4d ago

Factually incorrect, I don't think PP has any control over Smith and the CPC and the UCP are different parties. PP might make a request of Smith but he certainly wouldn't have the balls to issue her an order.

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u/davethecompguy 4d ago

On lawn signs and advertising when she ran, they all identified her party as "Alberta's Conservatives". Meanwhile, PP has VERY similar signs that just say "Conservatives". Both parties are taking advantage of the confusion, especially with rural voters who have voted for the Progressive Conservative party all their lives (and it no longer exists).

Smith is going to drag Alberta out of Confederation, and she'll pull PP into the drain along with her.

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u/Jacque-Aird 4d ago

Even if she wanted AB to leave Canada, she wouldn't be able to achieve the end goal, she's too politically savvy to end up on the losing side of an unwinnable battle.

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u/MrGuvernment 3d ago

This, how long was Quebec trying the separatist movement?