Danielle Smith
CanadapoliticianFemaleb. 19715.3Global Dominance: 0.04%Danielle Smith is the Premier of Alberta and leader of the United Conservative Party, known for her advocacy of resource development and her efforts to reduce interprovincial trade barriers, especially in the context of U.S. trade relations.
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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and representatives of Canada’s oil and gas sector welcomed the Liberal government’s Bill C-39 this week.
Poilievre dismisses Bill C-39 as all talk, no action at outset of Commons debateCanada· 2026-09-24
Danielle Smith, the conservative governor of Alberta, opposes Mark Carney's trade strategies.
5 Gründe, warum Carney auf Konfrontation geht
Switzerland· 2026-09-23
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is floating the idea of a $1,900 health premium for some temporary residents.
Alberta Premier suggests introducing health premiums for temporary residents if immigration changes pass referendumCanada· 2026-09-23
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said Ottawa was contemplating giving a 30 per cent stake to First Nations.
Ottawa reviewing its approach to selling Trans Mountain pipelineCanada· 2026-09-23
Danielle Smith is described as no separatist but something even more dangerous.
Why we should stop taking Alberta separatism seriouslyCanada· 2026-09-22
Danielle Smith wants passenger rail to return to Alberta, raising questions about the feasibility of the proposal.
Passenger-rail backers file Calgary-to-Banff proposal with Alberta governmentCanada· 2026-09-22
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith stood by her support for a 'sovereign Alberta within a united Canada.'
Danielle Smith denies watering down government messaging on independence questionCanada· 2026-09-22
Danielle Smith is the Premier of Alberta who is advocating for the province to remain in Canada while addressing the concerns of Albertans regarding federal government actions.
Smith makes case for Alberta in united Canada ahead of referendumCanada· 2026-09-19
Danielle Smith is the Premier of Alberta and has been accused of advancing the cause of Alberta separatism.
Danielle Smith is no separatist – she’s something even more dangerousCanada· 2026-09-19
Danielle Smith is the Premier of Alberta and is leading the province towards a referendum on immigration.
Alberta’s shameless attempt to scapegoat immigrantsCanada· 2026-09-19
Danielle Smith is the Alberta Premier who attended the ringing of the Toronto Stock Exchange closing bell.
Deep Sky gets ‘full value’ after making most of its inclusion in investment summitCanada· 2026-09-19
The New Democrats’ win in the staunch conservative riding is being widely viewed as a rebuke of how Ms. Smith has handled the question of Alberta separatism.
Alberta NDP wins reliable UCP riding amid backlash to separation referendumCanada· 2026-09-16
Danielle Smith has said she had no choice but to include separation on the referendum ballot.
UCP by-election loss sends strong message ahead of separation vote, Kenney saysCanada· 2026-09-15
Smith congratulated Campbell and said her government would work with him to meet the needs of his constituency.
Alberta NDP wins by-election in longtime Conservative ridingCanada· 2026-09-15
Danielle Smith is the Premier of Alberta and has vowed to campaign on the side of remain.
With five weeks to go before Alberta’s referendum vote, where is the pro-Canada campaign?Canada· 2026-09-15
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith told a virtual town hall of business owners and industry representatives on Thursday that her government has identified 65 items on the Canadian countertariff list that she wants to see removed.
Conversations with U.S. officials continue despite lack of trade negotiations, LeBlanc saysCanada· 2026-09-12
Premier Danielle Smith has enthusiastically pitched Alberta as a prime destination for artificial-intelligence data centres.
Alberta mulls creating Crown corporation to boost natural gas pipeline development, lure AI data centresCanada· 2026-09-12
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has said that the formal separation referendum, if approved by voters, would happen within months.
Carney suggests Ottawa won’t bankroll federalist groups in Alberta separation referendumCanada· 2026-09-11
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has said that the formal separation referendum, if approved by voters, would happen within months.
The cash-strapped, disorganized fight to keep Alberta in CanadaCanada· 2026-09-10
Earlier this summer, Mr. Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith jointly announced that a proposed oil pipeline to the West Coast would be designated as a project of national interest under the Building Canada Act.
Ottawa moves to reduce duplication in approval process for some large energy projectsCanada· 2026-09-10
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and her Transportation Minister Devin Dreeshen wrote to federal Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon on Aug. 7 seeking federal support for the Prairie Link High Speed Rail project.
Prospectus for Carney’s summit highlights more than 160 projects open for investmentCanada· 2026-09-09
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has argued that Ottawa mismanages forests in Canada’s national parks.
Alberta failed to protect Indigenous community from destructive 2023 wildfire, lawsuit allegesCanada· 2026-08-12
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announce a proposed pipeline from Alberta to the B.C. coast.
First Nations chiefs in B.C. call on Carney, Smith to halt West Coast pipelineCanada· 2026-08-10
Danielle Smith is the Premier of Alberta who is involved in the negotiations for the new oil pipeline.
The world is cooling on carbon capture. Why is Canada still barrelling ahead in the oil sands?Canada· 2026-08-08
Danielle Smith is the Premier of Alberta who is facing opposition over the idea of the province separating from Canada.
Thủ hiến Alberta 'đứng giữa hai làn đạn' trong bài toán ly khai khỏi Canada
Vietnam· 2026-08-07
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she expects construction of three addiction recovery centres in Indigenous communities to wrap up this year without requiring an extra infusion of cash.
Contractors say Alberta recovery centres face unpaid bills as Premier stands by budgetCanada· 2026-08-05
Premier Danielle Smith lowered the threshold for the separatists.
Jason Kenney is trying to stop the separatists. But he deserves some blame for their rise in the first placeCanada· 2026-08-05Danielle Smith is the Premier of Alberta and has commented on the energy use of Meta's data centre.
Hundreds protest Meta’s planned data centre in Alberta countyCanada· 2026-08-03
Premier Danielle Smith called the Patient Choice and Self-Referral for Preventative Health Testing initiative 'peace of mind' testing.
Alberta is allowing patients to self-refer for some diagnostic tests. What’s the end game?Canada· 2026-07-31Premier Danielle Smith said Monday that the program will lead to earlier cancer detection and support the public health care system.
Alberta’s plans to regulate, oversee new private-pay medical testing regime fall short, experts sayCanada· 2026-07-29
