The day after leading the United Conservative Party to a majority government in Alberta in May 2023, Premier Danielle Smith was asked by CBC Power & Politics host David Cochrane how she viewed the results.

The election saw Smith's party dominate in the rural parts of the province but struggle in the two major cities in Alberta, getting shut out of Edmonton and claiming the minority of seats in Calgary. Smith noted the party was represented in mid-size cities such as Medicine Hat and Lethbridge b…