Photo by Chris Schwarz/Government of Alberta.
Premier Danielle Smith took to social media Monday afternoon to issue a response to Justin Trudeau’s resignation as prime minister and leader of the Liberal Party.
In the post, Smith said, Canadians need and deserve a prime minister and federal government with a clear mandate won from the Canadian people to negotiate with the incoming U.S. President and his administration.
“The Liberal Party has no such mandate from Canadians, and they are putting their selfish political interests ahead of the Canadian people by paralyzing Parliament and suspending democracy for months while they fight a divisive internal leadership contest,” Smith said. “It is one of the most irresponsible and selfish acts of a government in Canadian history.”
Smith is now calling for a quick election.
Sign up to get the latest local news headlines delivered directly to your inbox every afternoon.
Send your news tips, story ideas, pictures, and videos to news@centralalbertaonline.com.
CentralAlbertaOnline encourages you to get your news directly from your trusted source by bookmarking this page and downloading the CentralAlbertaOnline app.