Danielle Smith

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• COMMENTARY: Danielle Smith announces departure from Corus radio

  Longtime Alberta radio host Danielle Smith has announced her departure from Corus radio.

  Canada

  Jan 11, 2021
• If the economy is doing great, why is Justin Trudeau running deficits?

  When the economy is doing well, it's time for governments to run surpluses and pay down debt, Danielle Smith says.

  Commentary

  Oct 9, 2019
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• Prescription drug plan is looking like a costly boondoggle

  Sorry, Ottawa, we can’t afford a universal drug plan that covers all 37 million Canadians, Danielle Smith says.

  Commentary

  Oct 2, 2019
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• Climate change discussion needs to get back to science

  We used to be told to listen to the scientists, Danielle Smith says: 'Now we are being told to listen to a teenager, 16-year-old Greta Thunberg.'

  Politics

  Sep 24, 2019
• Closing Roxham Road is the key to restoring confidence in immigration

  Confidence in immigration is nearly completely gone and the Trudeau government is to blame, Danielle Smith says.

  Commentary

  Sep 17, 2019
• Danielle Smith: This campaign is going to get dirty — in fact it already has

  When voters go to the polls on April 16, it will probably be with a sigh of relief over the end of one of the ugliest campaigns in Alberta history.

  Commentary

  Mar 20, 2019
• Danielle Smith: Derek Fildebrandt’s Freedom Conservative Party says fix Canada or Alberta will vote to go it alone

  Derek Fildebrandt and the Freedom Conservative Party has launched an 'Equality or Independence' campaign in Alberta — and he may have a point, Danielle Smith says.

  Dec 21, 2018
• Danielle Smith: UN Migration Pact part of the plan to extinguish Canadian identity

  "When Trudeau told the New York Times that Canada was 'the first post-national state,' I wasn't sure what he meant," writes radio host and blogger Danielle Smith. "But I never thought it would mean extinguishing the Canadian identity."

  Dec 4, 2018
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• Danielle Smith: Those latte-sipping anti-pipeline zealots got their start with the NDP

  After a history of siding with environmentalists, Rachel Notley and the Alberta NDP government are doing just about anything to get Alberta's oil to market, writes Danielle Smith.

  Nov 29, 2018
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• Danielle Smith: Another bailout for GM? No way

  It is sad 2,300 workers in Oshawa will be losing their jobs with the closure of the GM plant. But GM is failing in Oshawa because they are producing cars that consumers no longer want, writes Danielle Smith.

  Nov 27, 2018
• Danielle Smith: What to do about Canadian Jihadis

  Danielle Smith spoke with Simon Fraser University criminology professor Scott Newark about what Canada should do with Canadian Islamic State jihadis detained abroad.

  Nov 19, 2018
• Danielle Smith: Jeromy Farkas raises red flags about Calgary’s upcoming Olympics vote

  Danielle Smith asked Calgary's city clerk how officials can ensure people vote only once in the Olympics plebiscite — and was shocked by the clerk's answers.

  Oct 26, 2018
• Danielle Smith: NDP sets new trap for UCP

  Danielle Smith says she suspects a private member's bill to ban conversion therapy is more likely a trap the NDP is setting to trip up the UCP.

  Politics

  Sep 20, 2018
• Danielle Smith: Province and city council both to blame for Calgary cannabis fiasco

  There is no point in having dumb rules for cannabis because you'll end up with mass non-compliance. Yet that’s what the province and the city have done, Danielle Smith says.

  Sep 13, 2018
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• Danielle Smith: Time for all of us to take a dose of ‘The Red Pill’

  Danielle Smith writes about issues that policymakers should be paying attention to with regards to men and boys that are often being dismissed as the rantings of men's right's activists.

  Sep 7, 2018
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• Danielle Smith: Eagle Spirit Energy shows what’s needed to get pipelines built

  Danielle Smith explains why the Eagle Spirit Energy Corridor project might be able to lead the way in the future of Canadian pipelines.

  Sep 6, 2018
• Danielle Smith: Humboldt GoFundMe litigation tests donors’ patience

  The GoFundMe campaign appeal seemed simple enough.

  Aug 15, 2018
• Danielle Smith: Now is the time for Canada to fight back against Saudi Arabia

  Justin Trudeau should tell the Saudi regime that Canada doesn't need its oil, Danielle Smith says.

  Canada

  Aug 9, 2018
• Danielle Smith: Saudi Arabia dispute shows it’s time to kickstart Energy East

  If Saudi Arabia doesn't want to trade with Canada, Danielle Smith says the feeling is mutual. 'I won’t be crying the blues if we stop trading with that loathsome regime.'

  Politics

  Aug 7, 2018
• Danielle Smith: NDP MLA claims she drives 80,000 km a year? Prove it

  Yes, rural MLAs drive a lot. But a rural MLA who claims to be driving 60 per cent more than any other rural MLA has some explaining to do.

  Politics

  Jul 27, 2018
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• Danielle Smith: Commongood Linens does real work that saves lives

  On the surface, Commongood Linens is a business that cleans restaurant linens. Danielle Smith says its real work is saving lives.

  Jul 25, 2018
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• Danielle Smith: First Nations eyeing bid to buy Trans Mountain pipeline

  It looks like there may be a buyer for the Trans Mountain Pipeline after all, Danielle Smith says.

  Jul 20, 2018
• Danielle Smith: What a surprise, more environmental hypocrisy from B.C.

  They are ignoring a serious and immediate problem right in their own backyard, writes Danielle Smith.

  Jul 19, 2018
• Danielle Smith: Moon mining may be the wave of the future

  Danielle Smith explores the possibility of mining the moon for a new power source.

  Jul 3, 2018
• Danielle Smith: The U.S. economy is hot, ours is not, and politics is to blame

  Danielle Smith posits that the difference between the economic performances of Canada and the U.S. have been a result of government policy and messaging.

  Jun 25, 2018