With nine weeks left in Alberta’s United Conservative Party (UCP) leadership race, seven candidates are running for the job of party leader and provincial premier. Running in the race are UCP MLA and former opposition Wildrose party leader Danielle Smith and UCP MLAs Travis Toews, Brian Jean, Rebecca Schulz, Rajan Sawhney, and Leela Aheer, as well as…
Alberta’s UCP Leadership Hopefuls Position Themselves on Smith’s Proposed Sovereignty Act
Danielle Smith Challenged on Sovereignty Act, Cancer Comments at First UCP Leadership Debate
United Conservative Party (UCP) of Alberta leadership candidate Danielle Smith defended her prospective sovereignty act and past comments she made about cancer during the first UCP leadership debate on July 27. All seven candidates participated in the debate, which was live-streamed from a helicopter hangar in Medicine Hat. The debate covered such issues as protecting the…
Alberta UCP Leadership Candidates Discuss Unity, Alberta-Ottawa Relations in First Debate
United Conservative Party (UCP) of Alberta leadership candidate Danielle Smith defended her prospective sovereignty act and past comments she made about cancer during the first UCP leadership debate on July 27. All seven candidates participated in the debate, which was live-streamed from a helicopter hangar in Medicine Hat. The debate covered such issues as protecting the…
New Applicants Wait for Approval to Run in UCP Leadership Race as Deadline Passes
Alberta’s United Conservative Party (UCP) has confirmed five candidates for its leadership race following the July 20 application deadline. Travis Toews, Danielle Smith, Brian Jean, Rebecca Schulz, and Rajan Sawhney are all official contenders to replace outgoing leader Jason Kenney. The leadership race began on May 19 and will run until Oct. 19, when the UCP…
Tory MP Rempel Garner Giving Alberta UCP Leadership Bid ‘Serious Consideration’
Tory MP Michelle Rempel Garner says she’s considering a bid for leadership of Alberta’s United Conservative Party (UCP). In a series of tweets on June 15, Rempel Garner said she is stepping away from her role as campaign co-chair of Patrick Brown’s federal Conservative leadership campaign so that she can focus her attention on Alberta. “Alberta…
Alberta Finance Minister Travis Toews Not Ruling out Run for UCP Leadership
Alberta Finance Minister Travis Toews is not ruling out a run to replace Jason Kenney as United Conservative party leader and premier. Toews says there would be a number of factors to consider, including what the rules of the race will be. But he says interest in the leadership race can be good for the…
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