Smith issued a statement clarifying her comments on Sunday but did not apologize, nor did she show support for Ukraine or Ukrainians fleeing the war.
Smith also did not answer questions about her stance. In an interview with Shaye Ganam on Tuesday morning, Smith told the radio show host to focus on her present actions and not the past.“I do find when I talk to the public, what they’re interested in knowing is what I’m going to do going forward,” she said.
“Remember, I respect federal jurisdiction. It’s up to them to weigh in on international relations and negotiations. It’s our job as a province to lend a hand in a heart of help so that we can repatriate anyone who wants to come here and help them find work. Click to share quote on Twitter: "Remember, I respect federal jurisdiction. It's up to them to weigh in on international relations and negotiations. It's our job as a province to lend a hand in a heart of help so that we can repatriate anyone who wants to come here and help them find work.So I put it back on that I would just prefer that we talk about real and substantive issues that matter to Albertans.
“The comments were misinformed. Russia invaded Ukraine, not because of NATO and what Ukraine did or didn’t do… Russia invaded Ukraine because it seeks the destruction of the Ukrainian state and the annihilation of the Ukrainian people,” Boychuk told Global News. “We do seek Premier Smith’s clarification that she does stand with the Ukrainian people here and that Ukrainian people are welcome. We do welcome that she said Alberta could be doing more to help Ukrainians.
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