Will Alberta’s close election be decided by policy, or scandal?

In today’s Big Story podcast, with two months to go before Albertans vote on a new premier, polls indicate that the UCP and the NDP are essentially tied. That means, for the first time in many years, the province is seeing a competitive provincial leadership race. So far, it’s been a doozy.

Courtney Theriault is a reporter for CityNews Edmonton, he joins us to break down the several scandals that have plagued Danielle Smith’s short tenure as premier, and how her NDP rivals may or may not capitalize on those missteps.

“It’s been a case of [Danielle Smith] stepping on one rake after another”, he said, “it’s become essentially a 24-hour news cycle, where if you can get through one day without some new scandal, it’s almost an accomplishment.”

So how did we get here? And could this be an election that’s actually decided by policy and not partisanship?

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