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From Alberta First to Ottawa-approved — the transformation of Danielle Smith

Albertans voted for a premier who would stand between them and federal overreach. Now, she stands beside Mark Carney to sell Ottawa's expensive energy conditions.

There was Danielle Smith again, standing beside Prime Minister Mark Carney in Red Deer, smiling for the cameras as Ottawa announced a $510-million agreement for municipal water and wastewater infrastructure.

Accepting the return of Albertans’ federal tax dollars is not surrender. Premiers must negotiate, cooperate, and secure funding. But this announcement cannot be viewed in isolation. The Danielle Smith now appearing comfortably beside Carney bears little resemblance to the leader who asked Albertans to elect her.

That Danielle Smith promised confrontation. This one delivers accommodation.

During the 2023 election campaign, the UCP’s official tax announcement declared that a Smith government would work to "axe the carbon tax altogether." The same release promised a No Tax Hike Guarantee and ...

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Sam Cooper

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Bloody scary how China is so involved in our government…

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July 30, 2026

An in-store bakery manager and Galen Weston walk into an empty bar together. (Don’t ask why.)

At that moment the average net worth of people in that room is $10.35 billion. The grocery czar (Canada’s third-richest dude) has $20.6 billion. The baker has a $120,000 RRSP and owns a house in Oshawa. And a 2008 Harley. Plus a doodle.

That’s how averages work. They don’t tell you much.

In recent days StatsCan announced that the average net worth of Canadian households just pass
https://www.greaterfool.ca/2026/07/26/wealthy/

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