Today on Rachel and the Republic, Rachel Parker explains that Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is building her own relationship with the U.S. that doesn’t rely on Ottawa. As the Trudeau Liberals flounder with the incoming Trump administration, Alberta will use its oil exports to its advantage.
Rachel is a seasoned political reporter who’s covered government institutions from a variety of levels. A Carleton University journalism graduate, she was a multimedia reporter for three local Niagara newspapers. Her work has been published in the Toronto Star. Rachel was the inaugural recipient of the Political Matters internship, placing her at The Globe and Mail’s parliamentary bureau. She spent three years covering the federal government for iPolitics. Rachel is the Alberta correspondent for True North based in Edmonton.
