Alberta Premier Danielle Smith Calls on Prairie Provinces to Unite

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith Calls on Prairie Provinces to Unite
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith holds a press conference in Edmonton on Oct. 11, 2022. Jason Franson/The Canadian Press
Marnie Cathcart
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EDMONTON—Alberta’s newly elected Premier Danielle Smith has written a letter to the premiers of Saskatchewan and Manitoba requesting a meeting to create new economic alliances between the Prairie provinces “rather than waiting for federal action.”

In her Oct. 24, 2022, letter, Smith said one of the first priorities in her new role is to “harness the initiative of provinces rather than waiting for federal action.” She wrote that the war in Ukraine has highlighted a global crisis in energy, food security, and affordability and that the federal government seems unaware of the urgency.