Kapow! Slam! Bang!

That loud noise you’re hearing isn’t yet another Calgary water pipe going kaboom, it is Premier Danielle Smith’s UCP taking off the gloves and throwing down the gauntlet.

It’s the Smith government going flat out against Naheed Nenshi, Calgary’s mayor for more than a decade and now the Alberta NDP leader.

You knew Smith and Nenshi were on a collision course.

We had to wait until now to see how bad the crash would be.

You see, the conservative artillery is out. Smith’s UCP now have enough ammo to fire more than a few volleys Nenshi’s way.

After all, the results of a nine-month investigation has hit the streets and the panel of experts condemn Calgary city hall for its shameful dereliction of duty in safeguarding the city’s water system.

City hall’s pathetic performance has led to two water pipe explosions, the second one last week, and the pipe providing water to most Calgarians is called a ticking time bomb by Mayor Jeromy Farkas because it could burst at any moment.

Over the years, as this hugely important city water pipe continued to weaken and die, who was the mayor for much of that time?

Nenshi.

Everybody has been talking about how there needs to be a shake-up of the city hall higher-ups but almost no newshounds mention Nenshi.

Psst … Almost all newshounds love Nenshi. They really do.

So here we are.

Last week, Smith stomped Nenshi. The premier said much of the blame for the recent pipe collapse has to be owned by Nenshi.

Funny........

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