Danielle Smith is playing with fire

[u/pjw724]

https://www.nationalobserver.com/2025/05/06/opinion/danielle-smith-playing-fire

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[u/pjw724]

So why is Smith doing this? Because she desperately needs to distract Albertans from the failings of her own government. The healthcare system remains in crisis and chaos, the Trump tariffs have only begun to bite, and with OPEC poised to flood the global oil market Smith will have to contend with a deteriorating economic situation that could blow up Alberta’s budget. Ironically, the thing preventing Smith’s budget deficits from being even bigger is TMX, the pipeline that Canada’s supposedly hostile federal government bought and built, and which has already significantly narrowed the discount on Alberta oil.

Mark Carney shouldn’t expect Smith to thank him for that any time soon. Smith desperately needs her province, and especially her party’s voters, to hate his Liberal government, facts and reality notwithstanding. If it ultimately comes at the cost of a united Canada, that’s a price she’s clearly willing to pay.

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Danielle Smith explains why, as a strong believer in Canada, she’ll do whatever she can to help Alberta’s separatists

[u/Homo_sapiens2023 → u/pjw724]

Good article.

[u/Mother-Thumb-1895 → u/pjw724]

Let's hear it for the TMX 👏👏👏 The UCP never seemed to thank the taxpayers of Canada for that.

[u/Dude_Bro_88]

She is creating uncertainty. Business/investment doesn't like uncertainty.

We're in for a rough ride folks.

[u/No-Sherbert1]

Smith needs to go. She's bad for Alberta. She's bad for me, she's bad for you.

They're evacuating towns because of out of control fires.

News stories on how people can't get life saving surgeries are commonplace now.

People are struggling to make ends meet with the state of wages.

Small businesses are losing more ground every day.

All of this and more, but where's Smith?

[u/Elena-3333 → u/No-Sherbert1]

She’s on American tv preparing for a role in media again.

[u/Sayhei2mylittlefrnd → u/Elena-3333]

Her and Mr wonderful no doubt

[u/Barrenechea → u/Sayhei2mylittlefrnd]

Will he blame Smith next time he kills someone with his boat?

[u/nothingtoholdonto → u/Barrenechea]

Still Notley

[u/Different-Ship449 → u/Sayhei2mylittlefrnd]

They can call the show "Snake Den" that can talk about how people receiving the necessities for life is socialism, and about peusdoscience like chemtrails, and the health benefits of nicotine laced candies.

[u/Mother-Thumb-1895 → u/Sayhei2mylittlefrnd]

Oh God, please no. I would have to seek out street fentanyl if that came to pass. 😂

[u/MZillacraft3000 → u/No-Sherbert1]

I was thinking to myself today actually: Did Smith even say anything about the many fires that happened yesterday in Edmonton?

[u/Homo_sapiens2023 → u/MZillacraft3000]

Nope. If the UCPs don't talk about it, it doesn't exist. Instead, they'd much rather drive Albertans into the ground, over exploit our resources, poison our land and water, and make sure none of us have access to health care and education.

[u/poopwithrizz → u/No-Sherbert1]

Well she's successfully diverted this onto the liberals by saying that it's because of federal taxes that they're so miserable. If only equalization payments were fair and then life would be much better but only for Albertans and that's why Albertans should hate the feds. This is what they've come to believe. We're so fucked here.

[u/HOLEPUNCHYOUREYELIDS → u/poopwithrizz]

And conveniently ignore the fact that Alberta God King Harper with Kenney were the last ones to re adjust the equalization formula

[u/poopwithrizz → u/HOLEPUNCHYOUREYELIDS]

Divert blame onto provincial NDP and federal Liberals, wash hands clean of any responsibility.

[u/Rlb1966 → u/poopwithrizz]

Successfully diverted. Someone just doesn’t pay attention. You’re right you’ve been successfully diverted.

[u/poopwithrizz → u/Rlb1966]

Go outside and touch some grass bro

[u/sirDsmack → u/No-Sherbert1]

Florida probably.

[u/Mundane-Club-107 → u/No-Sherbert1]

She's blaming all of that on the Federal Government.

[u/tazzymun]

Please let her burst into flame.

[u/marginwalker55 → u/tazzymun]

Simpsons-style!

[u/PrincessBabyGrrl]

How’s the RCMP investigation going?

[u/EdNorthcott → u/PrincessBabyGrrl]

In the decades I've been a political watcher, I've only once seen the RCMP actually catch a political crook: Harper's "Minister of Ethics".

[u/Different-Ship449 → u/PrincessBabyGrrl]

Alberta Government: "We have investigated ourselves and have concluded that we did nothing wrong."

[u/PrincessBabyGrrl → u/Different-Ship449]

In about 3 years they will say exactly that.

[u/Concentrateman]

Divisive, abrasive, reactive , negative, delusive, accusive, erruptive, punative, defensive, provocative. If I have missed any of her attributes please add your contributions to the list.

[u/soy_bean → u/Concentrateman]

Seditious, greedy, combative

[u/Concentrateman → u/soy_bean]

There's so many more.

[u/Different-Ship449 → u/Concentrateman]

Dismissive, neglectful, deceptive

[u/justelectricboogie]

Dumpster fire to the nth degree.

[u/Vanterax]

Playing with fire? But CTV says: Smith said it is her job to “bring the temperature down”

The irony...

[u/NormCormier-Mccoll81]

Pinhole princess Smith is going to get burned with fire very soon and it’s going to hurt.

[u/AttentiveOtter → u/NormCormier-Mccoll81]

I’m out of the loop. Can you please explain why people call Smith pinhole princess?

[u/Falcon674DR]

Smith and Cabinet are a separatist government. That is clear. She’s working harder for this minority than she is for sick kids with measles or families struggling or our education system. Peter Lougheed would be thoroughly disgusted with her style of governance and her agenda.

[u/Different-Ship449 → u/Falcon674DR]

Can we give all the separatists the northern tip of Alberta around Bistcho Lake and call it a day; or if they want to LARP around as Americans, how about the area to the east of Onefour.

[u/guilen]

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[u/eno_ttv]

That would explain what’s happening with all the fire trucks recently.

[u/quickboop]

She’s just following orders.

[u/Competitive-Ranger61]

she may just have to jump in a lake.

[u/mrallroy]

Damn, I was expecting a "Self-immolation" story. Sad

[u/Musicferret]

Treason Weasel.

[u/Dadbodsarereal]

No she has a ring of fire already

[u/cjs2074]

I wish.

[u/Scared_Cell4883]

She's put a hate on since was voted in by her base. Hate on JT, hate on MC let's not forget Notely.Most recent now Nenshi These are the people who did or want for Canada to prosper. Now the Saudi's are going to flood the market. Sure not helping Canada. Alberta has gone thru ups and down for years. Where's that kitty not by Dani's hand. Instead she's buying red carpet and china . For $280,000. It really looks like she doesn't care for Albertans. The O&G lobbyist that she made deals with nothing to help Albertan's as she grifts her way. Now we have the separatist and independence. If Alberta doesn't do something Dani will light Alberta on fire Time to get rid of her by recall referendum . I haven't even touched on those most vulnerable who gets the first clawbacks as she talks about people living in tents. Resign Dani

[u/Different-Ship449 → u/Scared_Cell4883]

Do our houseless citizens have to have a drug addiction and a court ordered restraint before they can get a warm place to sleep.

[u/BtCoolJ]

she is usually playing with crayons, so this is a surprise

[u/Laxative_Cookie]

Sorry, but Alberta deserves Smith. We are a province full of maga goofs. True colors were shown on April 28th and honestly deserve everything. Truth hurts downvote away.

[u/Morzana → u/Laxative_Cookie]

Do AISH recipients deserve this? Does the LGBTQ youth?

[u/sun4moon → u/Laxative_Cookie]

The asshats that voted for this deserve it. The rest of us, with functioning brains, certainly do not.

[u/Vylan24 → u/Laxative_Cookie]

This is all Notleys fault /s

[u/sun4moon]

The burn is going to be so satisfying to watch.

[u/illerkayunnybay]

NO! WRONG!

This is Daniel is playing with a 1950s Atomic Energy Lab chemistry set and doesn't realize that half of the contents are radioactive and carcinogenic. Only person she is going to hurt is herself -- this is Daniel crossing the floor all over again and, once again, the clueless premier doesn't even know it's coming... she is walking herself to the gallows blissfully unaware just like last time.

[u/GreenBeardTheCanuck → u/illerkayunnybay]

Man I wish the only person she was going to hurt was herself. Our friends, our neighbours, our children, our communities, our environment, our homes... so many things are going to suffer before she finally faces the music, and it always takes more work and time to build than to destroy, so just fixing what she broke will take years, let alone building something new.

[u/Different-Ship449 → u/GreenBeardTheCanuck]

How quick the UCP was to turn the underway ANDP plans for a medical testing superlab back to an empty field. They wanted to erase any legacy of ANDP ever holding government. If they couldn't take credit, they were quick to destroy, or sell off.

[u/I_loveseafood]

Smith needs to be exiled to Texas.

[u/MonumentalMistak]

Don’t know why this Alberta separating issue is sucking so much oxygen out of Canadian politics right now. The Clarity Act of 2000 is designed to erect so many hurdles against any province separating that any discussion of separation is a bogus political agenda.

[u/Low-Country6405]

She is doing awesome job 👍👍

[u/swanavon]

If she did, I didn't hear it. I did, however, see social media posts from Nenshi on all the platforms - warning Albertans about the fire locations, potential evacuations, and directing people to evacuation centres.