OTTAWA — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she still supports Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre ahead of his high-stakes leadership review, despite her quibbles about his recent motion endorsing an oil pipeline to the West Coast.

“Yes and yes,” said Smith when asked if she thought Poilievre should stay on as Conservative leader and whether she’d be around for the party’s upcoming national convention in Calgary, which is scheduled for Jan. 29 to 31.

The convention will culminate with a confidence vote on Poilievre’s performance as party leader.

Despite her continued backing of Poilievre, she admitted to being somewhat baffled by the recent motion he put forward targeting her memorandum of understanding (MOU) on energy issues with Prime Minister Mark Carney.

“We were hopeful that

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