Danielle Smith’s Campaign Strategist Writes Insider Account of Alberta Premier’s Path to Victory

NDP made 'monumental mistake' with announcement of 38 percent business tax increase, says Jason Lietaer

UCP Leader Danielle Smith delivers her victory speech in Calgary on May 29, 2023. Alberta's United Conservative Party rode a wave of rural support to win a renewed majority in the provincial election, but not before the NDP took a big bite out of its support. The Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh

The chief strategist behind Danielle Smith’s recent election win to be reinstated as premier of Alberta has written an insider account of the campaign.

“I wrote an insider’s account of how Danielle Smith won the election. Short version: a killer debate, discipline and a pretty big Notley mistake,” Jason Lietaer, president of public affairs firm Enterprise Canada, said on Twitter on June 3.