Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s top adviser and key strategist for the province’s addiction strategy is retiring from public service.
The premier made the announcement on Oct. 8, thanking Marshall Smith, 52, for his work over the past years as chief of staff in her office. The premier hailed him as the architect of Alberta’s recovery-based drug addiction policy, a strategy the province calls the “Alberta Recovery Model.”
“It has been an honour to work with Marshall, I and our entire province owe him a tremendous debt of gratitude for his service to Alberta,” wrote the premier in a post on X. “Countless lives have been saved and improved thanks to his commitment and service to the people of Alberta, steering our government’s response to the addiction crisis.“…