One day later, the Interim Joint Board of Governors will elect an interim-leader, president and other officers of the party, the news release explained. Alberta Independence: Ben Maddison Harrington also announced that the UCP has appointed Josephine Pon as their candidate in this district. Here is an excerpt from Harrington’s statement: “Effective immediately, Mr. Randy Kerr has been removed as the UCP’s candidate in the constituency of Calgary-Beddington.
United Conservative Party leader Jason Kenny started the campaign in Leduc, south of Edmonton, and kicked off his party’s campaign at the office of Edmonton-City Centre candidate Lily Le. If this is the format that is going to be used for the rest of the panel’s town hall meetings, it is difficult to believe they will gather much substantial feedback for their report to the government. But it’s important. Calgary-Varsity – John Huang is seeking the UCP nomination.
Lethbridge’s electoral history is more liberal-leaning than most of the surrounding region in southern Alberta, likely due to the influence of the University of Lethbridge and Lethbridge College and a large number of public sector workers in the city. Some political parties occasionally have a difficult time trying to find a way to stand out from the other, but that does not appear that it will be a problem for the new Alberta Independence Party. The party’s first convention would take place within three months of the vote, “pending any public health limitations on gatherings.”. With polls showing north of 40 per cent support for independence in Alberta, it’s a wonder that the constellation of small parties supporting it haven’t found the common sense to come together sooner. If they can manage to corral the existing supporters of independence behind it and grow the movement into the credible mainstream, they have a chance. “[Our members] told us to reach out to other parties and organizations that support freedom and sovereignty for Alberta, and we have done so with an outstretched hand,” FCP President Bill Jones said. And here are a few other things I am watching: Are there any races you are watching that I have missed? Jason Kenney hasn’t apologized for any of this.
In the face of another attack from Ottawa, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has seen his government’s polling numbers dip to just 38 per cent, putting his United Conservatives neck and neck with the New Democratic Party in Alberta. The UCP now have three candidate vacancies remaining, with nominating meetings scheduled to take place in Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood on March 21, Edmonton-Ellerslie on March 23, and Edmonton-Mill Woods on March 24. She has served as Deputy Speaker and Chair of Committees in the Legislative Assembly since her election. While Alberta has a strong ally in Moe’s Saskatchewan, its ally in Ford’s Ontario has so far only extended to nice words. Fildebrandt announced in April 2019 he was stepping down as leader of the party, with a desire to leave politics. This blog is intended to provide a semi-permanent point in time snapshot and manifestation of the various ideas running around my brain, and as such any thoughts and opinions expressed within out-of-date posts may not the same, nor even similar, to those I may hold today. He ran for Strathmore town council in 2013. READ MORE: Alberta MLA Derek Fildebrandt can’t rejoin UCP caucus after pleading guilty to illegal deer hunt. Downing has announced his plans to run for the leadership of the Alberta Independence Party, which ran 63 candidates in the 2019 election and earned 0.7 per cent of the vote. It is not clear how many people have actually attended the Wexit meetings, but it is not difficult to understand why separatists in western Canada feel emboldened these days.
They either will come together to attempt a run into relevancy, or they will go on like the dozens of other bridge-club parties that exist in Alberta.
Kenney responded to the article through a letter on a UCP-sponsored website. Kerr’s removal as a candidate comes on the same day it was revealed a lawyer representing the UCP sent a cease and desist letter to Independent MLA Prab Gill, who has been at the forefront of accusations of misconduct and alleged illegal activities that took place during the UCP leadership contest in 2017. Alberta's newest political party will be called the Wildrose Independence Party of Alberta — the result of an agreed merger between the Freedom Conservative Party and Wexit Alberta.
And they're there to, you know, kind of push it forward from the federal side.
Walker said she expects an interim leader to be named as early as next week for the new provincial party. Danielle Smith was a non-politician when she won the Wildrose Alliance leadership in October of 2009.
In what was probably the most thoughtful two-minutes of the evening.
… Rufiange is principal of R.F. UCP: Nathan Neudorf [Facebook], Lethbridge-West I am told that Johnstone’s decision was made following a discussion by the party to extend the nomination period in this district, and a source with knowledge of the process said that he had not paid the $500 entry fee to join the nomination contest.
The Wexit groups also have the support of some of Kenney’s former Ottawa colleagues, including former British Columbia Member of Parliament and former Jim Prentice confidant Jay Hill, who appears to have relaunched his political career as an advocate of Alberta separatism, and former Saskatchewan MP and MLA Allan Kerpan. The government has plenty of time to put a referendum to abolish equalization to the voters this fall.