The Alberta United Conservative Party (UCP) and the Opposition New Democrat Party (NDP) are each suggesting that the other party is dodging media questions ahead of the provincial election on May 29.
Premier Danielle Smith said on April 14 that she would accept just one question from each reporter at news conferences during the campaign period, and the next day added that she would accept just one question in total from any single media outlet at events. She attributed the one-question policy to the election, saying she wants to allow as many reporters as possible to ask questions.
“Each media outlet will get one question instead of getting two while we’re in this period of the campaign, because I just need to make sure that we’re getting to as many people as possible,” she said on her weekly radio show, “Your Province Your Premier,” on April 15….