Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says that for Conservatives to win elections at the provincial and federal levels, they must develop a vision for “applying Conservative values to the delivery of public services.”
“I have felt like Conservatives will say ‘vote for me, and I will cut your taxes, cut your regulation, cut your spending,’ and we don’t really have a vision for what we are going to do with all of those dollars that get generated from taxes, other than just handed over to the same people that the guys on the [political] left hire,” Smith said.
Smith entered the United Conservative Party (UCP) of Alberta’s leadership race after Premier Jason Kenney announced his resignation in May 2022. Running on a campaign of extending Alberta’s sovereignty, she defeated six other UCP candidates to become leader on Oct. 6. The next Alberta general election will be held on May 29. Smith highlighted a recent Abacus opinion poll that shows the UCP and NDP are tied.
Speaking on the second day of the three-day Canada Strong and Free Networking Conference 2023 in Ottawa on March 23, Smith said if Conservatives want to win more elections, they must figure out how to win in big cities….