UCP leadership candidate Danielle Smith took a swing at the NDP on social media about NDP Member of Parliament Bonita Zarrillo raising questions about the need for indoor ice arenas and their impact on the climate. ."I think Team NDP's laces are too tight," Smith tweeted.."Please leave hockey and our kids alone.".In a Wednesday evening tweet that has since been deleted, Zarrillo — MP for Port Moody-Coquitlam, Anmore and Belcarra — raised the questions and included a link to a climate change article entitled Ice rink alternatives and their environmental impact.."Is indoor skating ice even a necessity anymore? Can every ice sport be done without ice and different equipment?…just pondering the climate impact of human-made indoor ice," the tweet said..The Western Standard reached out to Smith for a comment on the tweet she posted. One was not received by press time..-With files from Melanie Risdon
