Danielle Smith’s News Conference Disrupted by Activists

Protesters are escorted from the building after disrupting United Conservative Party Leader Danielle Smith's campaign announcement in Calgary, Alta., on May 11, 2023. Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press

Three individuals disrupted a news conference being held as part of Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s reelection campaign, with one man storming the stage.

At a press conference at a south Calgary hotel on May 11, Pamela Rath, a UCP candidate for Calgary Mountain View, was speaking when a group of protesters started shouting, saying, among other chants, “Hospitals are not for sale.”