Home / Tag Archives: Smith (page 2)

Tag Archives: Smith

Polarizing stances make Danielle Smith main debate target. And, it seems, front-runner

In a debate for the 2016 U.S. Republican presidential primaries, organizers went big and gaudy by positioning Ronald Reagan’s old Air Force One jet as a backdrop to the candidates and their lecterns. In a province that no longer has executive aircraft for its leader, United Conservatives offered a low-budget …

Read More »

Her political career died with Alberta floor-crossing. Meet Danielle Smith, resurrected

This column is an opinion by James Johnson, a former researcher for Alberta’s Wildrose and United Conservative parties. For more information about CBC’s Opinion section, please see the FAQ. Danielle Smith’s return shocks many Albertans. It shouldn’t. Many think she made the unforgivable sin in 2014 when as Wildrose leader she crossed the …

Read More »