The premier's coddling of conspiracy theorists led one UCP veteran to note: 'The problem is that the normies ... have let the crazies take over the governing party'
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Premier Danielle Smith is quick to blast political enemies for their opinions, but her friends are free to say just about any darn thing without contradiction from her.
The latest exhibit is “chemtrails.”
You may not have heard of them, but hordes of people believe those water-vapour trails left in the sky by jet aircraft (contrails) actually dump toxic chemicals, genetic modifiers and/or population manipulators on the unsuspecting world below.
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Smith was questioned about chemtrails at a UCP forum, diligently chronicled by independent journalist Katie Teeling. At any hint that Smith was denying the reality of poisoning from above, the audience got restless, emitting boos and some heckling.
I don’t think Smith believes chemtrails exist. But she will not say so, at least until after the Nov. 2 leadership vote.
A video from the event comes........