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Aug 14, 2026
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I was wrong about Danielle Smith
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0.336 · RIGHT
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Article Excerpt
I was wrong about Danielle Smith
COMMENTARY
14 AUGUST 2026
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In The Hub’s first summer, we asked our regular writers to do something that political commentary rarely demands of its practitioners: publicly account for where we had been wrong.
It was a good exercise even if it was uncomfortable. Opinion writing produces a running ledger of predictions and judgments. Every so often, we ought to balance the books.
So here’s another entry: I was wrong about Danielle Smith.
When Jason Kenney announced his resignation as UCP leader in May 2022, I wrote about his departur…
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