David Yager met Alberta Premier Danielle Smith 16 years ago. “We clicked,” he says. Now his involvement in energy policy and regulation has some concerned about conflict-of-interest possibilities. Raynesh Ram reports. Raynesh is a journalism student at MacEwan University with a focus on political and investigative journalism. Published May 7, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/05/07/Alberta-Energy-Regulator-Close-Ties-Danielle-Smith/