OTTAWA — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is echoing Ontario counterpart Doug Ford’s bafflement after learning that a Lindsay, Ont. man is facing criminal charges for injuring a home intruder.

Smith was quick to dispense some folk wisdom to the wounded trespasser when asked about the incident on Thursday.

“Well if you don’t want to get shot or beaten up don’t break into people’s houses. It’s pretty straightforward,” quipped Smith, drawing a smattering laughter and applause from the room.

“We do expect that people are going to use a reasonable (amount) of force to defend themselves and their families, and I support that,” she continued.

Smith was speaking at the opening of a new provincial drug recovery centre in Calgary.

Her remarks came a day after Ford blasted Ontario police for a

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