Danielle Smith is taking a page from the Stephen Harper playbook. During the 2015 federal election campaign, at each event Stephen Harper only allowed three questions in English, one question in French, and no follow-ups.
Smith is about the business of managing Alberta in a fiscally responsible way while simultaneously standing up to federal government overreach, however, this approach only resonates with 50 per cent of the population.
The 50 per cent that can relate to her message tend to be older, self-made, hard-working Albertans who see everything they have worked for being devalued due to poor federal policies.
Ask Smith about policy, taxes, health care and how her government will deal with them. Don’t ask her about a comment made on her radio talk show three years ago while trying to stimulate listener feedback.
Rachel Notley says she will answer all questions; start asking her the hard ones and lay some accountability in her lap. More government and more taxes is her realm. We are in the position we are due to leftist tax and spend policies by the Liberal/NDP alliance in Ottawa, and an NDP government in Alberta will do more of the same.
Ask both candidates the same hard questions and print their responses without twisting words or putting a woke spin on everything.
Barry Jackson, Millet
