Smith is a festering pustule on the grundle of Alberta politics (and this is the polite version of my opinion of her). The province is a shining example of when you let the foxes run the henhouse and has been for the last 50-60 years. Albertans are going to pay for these decisions for a long time, but we are only just starting to see the consequences.
Would a non-conservative government have made better choices? Dubious, but a less capitalistic approach might have benefited us, instead of leaving billions in orphan wells to be reclaimed and a $200 bn reclamation liability for the oil sands.