Alberta premier Smith defends sharing public policy plans at members-only UCP events
Premier Danielle Smith is defending recent policy announcements at private party events, saying Albertans are kept in the know and shouldn’t be caught off guard by her agenda.
Asked by reporters why she’s not offering those details to all Albertans, Smith said she is already in touch with them regularly.
“I talk to Albertans every two weeks on the (call-in) radio show, and I am always telling them about things that are being proposed. I don’t think I’ve made any secret out of the fact that I take what our (party) members give us as guidance seriously,” Smith said Tuesday.
She said her government consults with stakeholders and said Albertans shouldn’t be surprised by any of the bills her government introduces when the legislature convenes in late October.