Danielle Smith has unified a raucous UCP caucus. Can she pull off the ‘upset’ and lead the party to victory?

James Johnson writes that Premier Smith’s 'most significant achievement is something overlooked in political commentary: caucus unity' abpoli

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith gives an Alberta government update in Calgary on Jan. 10, 2023.

Alberta is often compared to Texas, a big and brash place defined by its energy sector and its conservative politics. Politically however, we’re more like Florida and its Florida Man news meme, where something absurd regularly happens and it seems like it could only happen in Alberta. The political resurrection of Danielle Smith is one of those storylines. In less than a year, she has returned from political exile to win the United Conservative Party leadership and become Premier.

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