‘I’m back:’ Danielle Smith chosen as United Conservative leader, next Alberta premier
Danielle Smith delivered a dramatic political comeback Thursday, winning the leadership of the United Conservative Party to become Alberta’s next premier almost eight years after she decimated the movement with an epic floor crossing.
“I am grateful to have earned this second chance from you. I will never forget it and I pledge to you tonight I will not let you down.” She won by capturing a core of party members upset over COVID-19 restrictions, provincial vaccine mandates and a federal government they deem to be overstepping its bounds on personal freedoms and with rules strangling Alberta’s oil and gas industry and economy.“It’s time for Alberta to take its place as a senior partner in building a strong and unified Canada. No longer will Alberta ask permission from Ottawa to be prosperous and free,” Smith said to cheers.
Aheer, Sawhney and Schulz also served as cabinet ministers under Kenney. Loewen was kicked out of the UCP caucus for criticizing Kenney in 2021. The summer-long leadership campaign saw candidates feud mainly over the best way to fight with the federal government. Kenney called the plan “cockamamie” and a precursor to legal and economic chaos. Five of the candidates also condemned the plan and questioned whether Smith could get it passed.
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