Oh Alberta (reprise)

 

File this under the category of "What Was She Thinking"?

A Canadian Premier urging a foreign leader to adjust his policies just to avoid pissing off Canadians in the runup to an election?  

Dan Yell's supporters and advisors might try to spin this differently, but read what she apparently said.  

Yeah, it's Offensive, all right.

Alberta Premier's office denies Smith urged US to interfere in Federal election.

Anything that can legitimately show this in a better light?  This is what I read:

During a March 8 interview with Breitbart, a right-wing U.S. media company, Smith said the Conservative Party of Canada was far ahead of the governing Liberal Party in polls before the trade war. But the threat of "unjust and unfair tariffs" had boosted Liberal support.

Smith told U.S. administration officials that she hoped "we could put things on pause," so Canada could get through an election, she told Breitbart. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is more aligned with the Trump administration's agenda, Smith said.

"The longer this dispute goes on, politicians posture, and it seems to be benefiting the Liberals right now," Smith told Breitbart.

"Let's just put things on pause so we can get through an election," she said. "Let's have the best person at the table make the argument for how they would deal with it — and I think that's [Conservative Leader] Pierre Poilievre."

Explain how we should see this as anything other than an invitation to interfere in the election of a sovereign nation.