The new leader of the United Conservative Party in Alberta will take the constitutional oath as the 19th premier in the province today. Danielle Smith won the leadership race to replace Premier Jason Kenney last Thursday. Smith is scheduled to hold a press conference with reporters this afternoon after her first cabinet meeting, where she said she will announce a new government on October 21. Smith does not have a seat in the legislature but announced over the weekend that she will run in a by-election in Brooks-Medicine Hat. This seat became vacant when the current district representative, Michaela Frey, resigned her seat on Friday. Smith also promised to challenge the federal carbon tax and introduce the Alberta Sovereignty Act, which rejects federal laws deemed against the province's interests. Kenney announced that he resigned months ago after an uninspiring 51 percent support vote in the party leadership review.