UCP leadership race

• Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner not running for UCP leadership

  In a long-winded Substack post published on Thursday, Michelle Rempel Garner said campaign logistics are in place but she raised concerns about internal conflict within the UCP.

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  Jun 23
  
• Patrick Brown’s campaign manager leaves for Rempel Garner’s possible Alberta UCP bid

  Brown's Conservative leadership campaign says Sean Schnell has stepped away to follow Rempel Garner, who announced last week she was leaving her role as Brown's national co-chair.

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  Jun 22
  
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• UCP co-founder Brian Jean officially launches campaign to become party leader

  Autonomy for Albertans is the central theme of his campaign, said Jean, adding the time to start is right now.

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  Jun 16
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• Rempel Garner says she’s considering bid to become leader of UCP in Alberta

  With a former federal politician planning to leave his post as Alberta's premier, another politician who still serves as an MP says she is considering whether to run for his job.

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  Jun 15
• Who’s running in the Alberta UCP leadership race?

  Here is a list of the candidates who have so far declared they are running in the United Conservative Party leadership race to replace Jason Kenney.

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  Jun 14
• Calgary MLA Rebecca Schulz enters UCP leadership race

  Calgary-Shaw MLA Rebecca Schulz is entering the race for leadership of Alberta's United Conservative Party. Schulz announced her intention to run on Tuesday afternoon.

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  Jun 14
• New Alberta UCP leader to be elected on Oct. 6

  Members must join or renew by Aug. 12 to be eligible to vote in the upcoming leadership election.

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  Jun 14
• Rajan Sawhney announces bid for UCP leadership

  Rajan Sawhney said Monday morning she is running to be the leader of the UCP to move Alberta forward. 

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  Jun 13
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• UCP backbencher Leela Aheer throws hat into leadership race

  Aheer was former minister of culture, multiculturalism and the status of women, but was critical of Kenney’s actions earlier in the pandemic and was kicked out of cabinet in July.

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  Jun 7
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• Unity key message as former Alberta finance minister launches UCP leadership campaign

  Travis Toews told an audience of supporters that he was extending a call home to those who felt ``wrongly categorized'' and ``disregarded.''

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  Jun 5