Premier Danielle Smith will open a new office in Ottawa, aiming to amplify Alberta's voice. (Photo: Canadian Press)

By The Canadian Press

Provincial Politics

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith in Ottawa to open new provincial office

Feb 5, 2024 | 9:15 AM

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is in Ottawa where she is set to open a new provincial office.

Smith’s office said the new space is meant to expand the province’s presence in the nation’s capital and to amplify Alberta’s voice on the national stage.

Alberta and Ottawa often butt heads over their views on the environment, energy and pensions.

Last week, both governments traded barbs over the province’s recently-announced policies related to the treatment of transgender youth.

Smith is also set to deliver a keynote address Monday, February 5, 2024, to the Economic Club of Canada, where the topic will be the Alberta advantage.

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Alberta previously had an office in Ottawa, but it was shuttered in 2015 amid a budget shortfall in that province under former premier Jim Prentice.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 5, 2024.

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