Danielle Smith’s leadership a good litmus test for Pierre Poilievre’s pandemic politics

Pandemic fatigue is real, and the public is tiring, not just of the pandemic, but of pandemic politics, too. 
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith.
Last week, new Alberta Premier Danielle Smith made the shocking and dangerous claim that those who made the choice to not get the COVID-19 vaccine were the "most discriminated against group" she had witnessed in her lifetime. Her comments attracted national and international headlines. Smith "clarif...

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