It makes me wonder if they are setting up a scenario where Smith is designated as 'the problem' and she is removed right before the election for a more moderate candidate in order to gain back the 'I hate the NDP' crowd.
The reason that I don't think that she has the reins of the party the way that is being suggested is that there was no real shift in power within the caucus. The same horrible representation still holds the portfolios of the government. No backbenchers were brought forward and Kenney's goons turfed. All of Smiths antics are very hand waving, 'look at me' behaviors.
It feels like a hoodwink.
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