Alberta Premier Danielle Smith readies herself for leadership vote

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, who came to power with support from the right flank of her party, has rolled out a new promise in an effort to secure that group’s continued approval: the Jordan Peterson Law.United Conservative Party members on Nov. 2 will vote on whether they approve of Ms. Smith’s leadership and she spent Saturday campaigning on her right-wing bona fides. Roughly 6,000 UCP members have purchased tickets to the party’s annual meeting in Red Deer and Ms. Smith is working to shore up support.