My name is Rachel Notley, and I’m running to be your Premier.
Today and over the weekend, the UCP is going to try everything to persuade you that Danielle Smith should be Premier for the next four years.
But in their hearts, I think even they know that she shouldn’t be.
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UCP candidates telling voters they’ll get rid of Danielle Smith after the election is peak UCP entitlement.
Alberta voters should decide who their next Premier should be.
Not just UCP members.
That’s how we ended up with Danielle Smith in the first place.
#ableg
@SayidAhmedUCP So your party has been in power for 4 years and costs within your governments control have increased. You're giving away 20 billion to your oil and gas pigs. Quit lying.
Let's make sure everyone sees this.
Thanks to Jonathan for speaking up. Let's make sure he's not ignored.
Then, come May 29, let's vote for better public healthcare.
Folks, this is really wrong. This was a government announcement not an election announcement. It’s part of the job to answer questions no matter how tough. Why i scrummed almost daily. Not answering means you’re either hiding something or your staff are scared of what you’ll say.
The first time I met @ABDanielleSmith, I was a new @albertaNDP leader being interviewed by the Calgary Herald editorial board of which Smith was a member. She was very fixated on private health care models. That was in 2004, nearly 20 years ago. Nothing has changed.
So…
Smith will make 11 minutes for a “pastor” who blamed the #YYC floods on the LGBTQ2S+ community & who allegedly encouraged terrorism at the border (and more)…
But legit journalists are now limited to 1 question.
Got it.
#abpoli#ableg#cdnpoli
The story changes almost every day.
Enough is enough.
We need an independent investigation. We need it now. Albertans deserve answers before they cast a ballot in May.
Albertans deserve better.
“We believe the biggest threat to public safety right now is a Premier who believes she can interfere in our justice system and wipe away charges for a friend of hers who is charged with inciting violence against police,"
— Alberta NDP Justice Critic @MLAIrfanSabir
I’m just going to say what so many are thinking — we really can’t have Danielle Smith and the UCP in charge of their own police force now given what’s happened.
Right?
As a former Premier, I am shocked at the lack of judgment demonstrated by Danielle Smith in engaging directly with a criminal case before the courts.
The video shown today is clear evidence of a Premier inappropriately interfering with the system of justice. 🧵