Rural Alberta municipalities ask UCP to stop planning provincial police force
In a letter sent Monday to the premier, the group says the government has lost the trust of its constituents in its pursuit of a provincial police service. View Source
Alberta UCP leadership candidate Danielle Smith promises immediate sovereignty act
If she becomes Alberta’s premier, Danielle Smith said there’d be legislation to ignore federal laws along with steps to create a provincial police force and tax-collection agency. View Source
UCP backbencher Leela Aheer throws hat into leadership race
A familiar name in Alberta politics has put her name on the ballot for the next UCP leadership race. Leela Aheer has announced Tuesday she will be running to be …
Jason Kenney to remain focused on ‘people’s business’ until new UCP leader is chosen
While he may have announced his intentions to step down as leader of the United Conservative Party earlier this week, Jason Kenney said there is still a lot of work …
Jason Kenney led Alberta through COVID-19 pandemic, oil crash
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, at the founding convention of his United Conservative Party in 2018, said he’d consider members’ input on policy but the bottom line was simple: “I hold …
Take notes: What federal CPC leadership candidates can learn from Alberta politics
As federal Conservative leadership candidates travelled to Alberta this week, they arrived in a fractured Tory heartland. Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, who won a majority government in 2019, leading the …