![]() Smith says she wants to have a reset on her relationship with the federal government, but she has also said she would invoke the province’s Sovereignty Act over the federal government’s onerous emissions targets. He undoubtedly finds it easier to work with Smith than NDP leader Rachel Notley, whose philosophies are more closely aligned with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. ![]() Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe will retain one of his allies in Smith when it comes to fighting the federal government. We both have an abundance of oil, we both have a strong agricultural base, we both have a strong work ethic and we both seemingly hate the carbon tax that’s been forced on us by the federal government. ![]() We share a lot of similarities in terms of our economic catalysts. Alberta is our neighbour to the west, and in recent years it has felt like they are our political kindred spirits. The election has obvious implications for Saskatchewan. The conservatives picked up enough seats in Cowtown to win, which really shouldn’t be a surprise. With the NDP favoured to dominate in Edmonton, and the UCP the party of choice in rural Alberta, it came down to who would win in Calgary. Yet the NDP was favoured, and they still won 38 of 87 seats, 15 more than in 2019. Now that Alberta’s primary right-wing parties have merged, it was supposed to make it much more difficult for the NDP to get elected in Alberta. The province that voted for a right-of-centre party for 80 years provincially and typically votes conservative in federal elections. The province where Carnduff’s Ernest Manning was the premier. It was stunning to see the NDP campaign as frontrunners. The Alberta election is over and the United Conservative Party has been elected to a second straight term as government.Īnd while it would be a stretch to call the result a “miracle on the Prairies”, as Alberta Premier Danielle Smith suggested on election night once her victory was known, she did manage to snag an electoral victory when it appeared the Alberta New Democratic Party would topple the UCP and form government for the second time in three elections.
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