Alberta Premier and United Conservative Party (UCP) Leader Danielle Smith is raising concerns about whether Rachel Notley’s husband, Lou Arab, is using union funds to pay for attack ads against UCP. Arab is a political field activist, union communicator, and works for the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), one of Alberta’s largest unions, according to his LinkedIn profile. The profile shows that Arab is also serving as a political campaign manager for the Alberta NDP and sits on the party’s governing board. CUPE has been running almost hourly attack ads against UCP for weeks, with some stating, “Danielle Smith wants to charge for check-ups” and “Danielle Smith is too risky.” In a statement on April 29, UCP questioned why Arab’s union is spending massively on third-party attack ads to elect NDP, and how it is legal. Notley’s husband is actively involved as a union representative and is working to elect NDP candidates, from door-knocking to spending on third-party attack ads, to influence the NDP and the electorate. AFL President Gil McGowan defended Arab’s support of his wife, and said he has no official role.