Danielle Smith, big government's unlikely fan
Alberta's premier sure has proposed a lot of Crown corporations and new spending initiatives for someone known as an advocate for a limited conservative government.
![Danielle Smith, big government's unlikely fan](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7194182.1714781153!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/the-dome-and-danielle-smith.jpg)
![Since becoming Alberta premier, Danielle Smith has embarked on a streak of enough creating new agencies and institutions to make a small-government conservative blush. A picture of the legislature dome, and one of Premier Danielle Smith.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7194182.1714781153!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/the-dome-and-danielle-smith.jpg)
Alberta's premier sure has proposed a lot of Crown corporations and new spending initiatives for someone known as an advocate for a limited conservative government.