Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is fighting back after federal Liberal Leader Mark Carney mocked her during an election campaign stop, accusing him of being intimidated by a "strong conservative woman."
Carney joked on the weekend about premiers appearing on Fox News, saying it would be a "bad idea" to put Smith on the U.S. network to advocate for cross-border diplomacy.
Smith says Carney's jab contradicts his support for women and that she won't "shut up."
Carney and Smith's relationship has been on rough footing since he was sworn in last month as prime minister, with the premier threatening a national unity crisis if the next federal government doesn't meet a list of Alberta demands.
Discussions around western grievances have since gained steam, with former federal Opposition leader Preston Manning writing in the Globe and Mail last week that a Carney government would fuel a western secession movement.
Smith says there's frustration among Albertans with the past decade of Liberal governance, and she has committed to a "What's Next" panel if her demands aren't met six months after the April 28 federal vote.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 7, 2025.
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Danielle just won’t shut up.
Given her anti-Canadian moves in the US and hanging out with far-right nutcases, what does she expect. Her oil & gas stance first over the rest of the country, speaks volumes on where her allegiance lays. But what can one expect from an oil & gas planted premier which will always put oil & gas way about the country. Alberta needs to wake up and vote her out. The oil & gas industry has way too much power and influence in this country. I still call for removing of ALL subsidies by the government by this corrupt industry.
She’s just trying to prove that a liberal government = Preston manning’s ridiculous claim that the west will separate from Canada. Constant drama from the cons.
If Dannielle Smith is such a strong conservative woman who supposedly generates fear and trembling in federal Liberal governments, she's being awfully weak kneed on holding an actual referendum on Alberta separation.
Walk the talk already, madam premier. Force Albertans to put their Canadian citizenship on the line. Go on. I double dare ya.
She won't shut up and she'll continue to be an embarrassment to Canada. That has nothing to do with her gender.