Category: alberta election

Smith Disavows Candidate for Remarks on Transgender Youth

Jennifer Johnson, a United Conservative Party (UCP) candidate who used a feces analogy when talking about transgender children in schools, will not be welcome in the party’s caucus if elected on May 29. UCP Leader Danielle Smith said in a May 18 statement that she had already spoken to Jennifer Johnson, following details of an…


Alberta Election Sees Both Major Political Parties Appealing to Seniors With New Benefits

United Conservative Party (UCP) Leader Danielle Smith announced a new discount for Alberta seniors Thursday as part of her reelection campaign, while the New Democrat Party (NDP), led by Rachel Notley, pledged to increase seniors benefits and Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH) payments. At a news conference in Calgary on May 11, Smith…


Alberta UCP Unveils Plan for Economy, NDP Says ‘Affordability Plan’ Coming

UCP Leader Danielle Smith was in Calgary on May 4 to announce a new plan for the economy and job creation in Alberta, while her rival NDP Leader Rachel Notley was in Edmonton touting her affordability plan. At a news conference at Calgary business Braeside Auto on May 4, Smith laid out the party’s plans…


Alberta Poised to Have a Majority Government After May 29 Election

Whether it is Danielle Smith’s United Conservative Party (UCP) in power, or Rachel Notley’s New Democrat Party (NDP) at the helm of the province, it seems Alberta is poised to have another majority government after the May 29 election, according to a summary of electoral projections. In the 2019 election, Alberta voters went to the…


UCP Leader Danielle Smith Takes Public Questions, Explains Platform in Facebook Live Event

Alberta’s United Conservative Party Leader Danielle Smith made a video appearance on the nightly broadcast of the UCP War Room to answer questions from the public about her party’s election platform on the first day of the official campaign. Bruce McAllister, former MLA for Chestermere/Rockyview and former host of the Global News morning show, served…


Alberta NDP Releases Election Promises, Vows to Fix Health Care Crisis

Alberta New Democrat Party leader Rachel Notley said fixing the health care crisis is her top priority. “If you need a doctor, you will get a doctor,” Notley pledged. The party has committed that “within 10 years, up to one million more Albertans will have access to a doctor within a day or two.” “Here…


Alberta’s UCP Releases Election Platform

On day two of the Alberta election campaign, the United Conservative Party (UCP) has released its full platform, which Premier Danielle Smith touted on social media as a path toward “lower prices for everything.” Released May 2, the platform includes pledges such as cutting personal income taxes, extending the holiday on provincial fuel taxes for the remainder…


Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley Promises to Recruit Doctors, Fund Vaccination If Elected

As the first day of the Alberta provincial election began with the drop of the writ, New Democrat Party leader Rachel Notley was on the campaign trail in Calgary, promising to protect Albertans’ pensions and end the health care crisis. At a news conference on May 1, Notley said if elected on May 29, her…


UCP Questions NDP Leader Rachel Notley’s Husband’s Role in Alberta Election

With an election announcement imminent, Alberta Premier and United Conservative Party (UCP) Leader Danielle Smith is questioning whether NDP Opposition Leader Rachel Notley’s husband is using union funds to pay for attack ads against the UCP. Notley’s husband, Lou Arab, is a self-described “political field activist, union communicator.” According to his LinkedIn profile, he works…


Alberta Election Campaign to Officially Start on May 1

On the eve of the election writ drop in Alberta, both candidates for premier are firing up political support with campaign-style rallies. As of May 1, the current official opposition New Democrat Party (NDP) and the reigning United Conservative Party (UCP) will have less than 30 days to convince voting-age Albertans whom to elect as the next…