Danielle Smith isn’t taking any guff from Mark Carney, the Liberal Leader and prime minister, this day or any day. Read More
’The attitude is: Sit down and shut up. Well, I don’t shut up,’ says Smith
‘The attitude is: Sit down and shut up. Well, I don’t shut up,’ says Smith
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Danielle Smith isn’t taking any guff from Mark Carney, the Liberal Leader and prime minister, this day or any day.
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Carney was on the west coast hanging out with Liberals.
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He was no doubt feeling cocky looking at the sweet poll numbers, so he decides to get in good with the crowd and mock the Alberta premier, who is almost certainly not on his cocktail party invite list.
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Carney is said to be coming to Calgary Tuesday but at press time his team was telling us squat. We are almost certainly not on his cocktail party invite list.
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Before we get into Carney’s shtick, Smith firing back at the Liberal leader is well worth the read.
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“Well. I’ve noticed this with progressive men, how much they talk about how much they support women until they meet a strong conservative woman,” says the Alberta premier.
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“This is a pretty consistent type of approach I’ve seen, not only from the current prime minister but the former one as well.”
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We all still remember former Liberal prime minister Justin Trudeau, don’t we?
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Smith has more to say.
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“The attitude is: Sit down and shut up. Well, I don’t shut up. I make sure Albertans know exactly how I feel about issues and I’m going to continue advocating on behalf of my province whether he likes it or not.”
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Now Carney with his Liberal followers.
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He talks about the tariffs. He is his trademark boring self. Then he livens up the party.
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His warm-up line is going after Ontario Premier Doug Ford joking about sending him to Fox News … Carney then does the blowhard voice … “to show them we’re not messing around up here.”
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The Liberal faithful are laughing and howling with Carney.
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The man is on a roll.
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He goes after Smith. Now, for Liberals in B.C. Ford is probably seen as a big-mouth buffoon.
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But Smith, now she’s the traitor, the sellout, the Canadian leader they most despise.
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“We’re going to send Danielle next … ” says Carney, all smiles and into his routine.
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“No, maybe … Maybe we won’t.”
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Ha! Ha! Ha!
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“We won’t send Danielle, We’re going to keep her … ”
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Laughs.
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“No, no. No it’s a bad idea. Strike that. Strike that. Just ignore that back there.”
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Carney is coming to Calgary. Don’t ask where or when. Don’t ask if he’ll take questions.
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On this day Smith is asked about the discontent in Alberta.