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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is reacting to the results of the federal election by taking a swipe at the newly elected Liberal government and promising to protect the province against “future hostile acts” from Ottawa.

In a statement Tuesday morning, Smith made her first formal comments since Prime Minister Mark Carney led the Liberals to victory Monday night.

Smith said that many voters in the conservative stronghold of Alberta are frustrated to see a return to red in Ottawa.

In her statement, Smith congratulates Carney for his “minority government election victory” before thanking Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre for his “powerful and principled” advocacy for Alberta.

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