Smith Says Sovereignty Act, RCMP Replacement and Pension Plan Not in UCP Campaign

Smith makes an election campaign announcement in Calgary, May 4, 2023. The Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh

United Conservative Leader Danielle Smith says she won’t be campaigning on some of her party’s more contentious ideas—sovereignty legislation, a provincial police force and an Alberta pension plan—ahead of the May 29 election.

Smith was interviewed on Global’s morning show in Calgary on Friday and fielded a variety of questions on revitalizing the city’s downtown, public safety and health care.