On the eve of the election writ drop in Alberta, both candidates for premier are firing up political support with campaign-style rallies.
As of May 1, the current official opposition New Democrat Party (NDP) and the reigning United Conservative Party (UCP) will have less than 30 days to convince voting-age Albertans whom to elect as the next premier in what is anticipated to be a fierce battle between the two parties in the provincial election.
The election is expected to be held on May 29.
Newly minted Premier Danielle Smith, a self-described libertarian who supports individual freedoms, has already faced controversies in her short term in power after her predecessor, former premier Jason Kenney, resigned as UCP leader in May 2022….