Danielle Smith Faces Fresh Attacks During Latest Ucp Leadership Debate
Smith was criticized for her proposed act on Alberta sovereignty and for leading to a mass defection to the Progressive Conservatives in late 2014 that nearly decimated her Wildrose party. Former Kenney Finance Minister Travis Tuss said the floor crossing tarnished both parties with drastic consequences in the 2015 election, when both parties lost to Rachel Notley’s NDP. “Leadership and unity matter,” Toews, Smith’s primary opponent, told about 700 members attending the debate at the downtown Citadel Theater....