Opinion: Danielle Smith’s sad handshake with Justin Trudeau: Is there craftiness beyond the cringe? Alberta-Ottawa relations are so strained as to be a potential threat to Confederation. But there was more to this awkward clasp than met the eye.
Thus, when Smith turned up for the one-on-one meeting with Trudeau, she knew one of the greatest sins she could commit in the eyes of her angriest anti-Trudeau followers is looking like she is pleased to be in the same room as the prime minister. Cue the graceless handshake.
There’s historical precedent. In April 2021, then-Premier Jason Kenney undermined his dwindling popularity in Alberta’s major cities by attacking the federal $10-a-day child-care plan by dismissing it as a “cookie-cutter, nine-to-five, urban, government and union-run institutional daycare” plan.
But Smith can’t win a general election by just appealing to disgruntled Albertans outside the urban centres. She has to win over moderates, especially the latte-sipping crowd in Calgary.Heading into the first ministers conference on health-care funding with Trudeau, Smith said she felt “upbeat.” Is it hypocritical for Smith to join other premiers in being optimistic heading into their meeting with Trudeau on Tuesday afternoon while simultaneously releasing an attack ad against Notley for trying to work with Trudeau when Notley was premier?It’s why Smith made a point of looking like she would rather be having a root canal than shake Trudeau’s hand.
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