Former Wildrose Party leader Danielle Smith is widely viewed as the perceived frontrunner, though the vagaries of the ranked-ballot system mean the results are not necessarily a lock
The United Conservative Party announces a new leader on Thursday to replace Jason Kenney, who returned to the province as a self-styled saviour intent on uniting the political right and unseating the New Democrats, but who was instead forced out after less than a term in office by the party he created.
The UCP’s leadership election follows a tumultuous time for the province and the party, after more than two years of COVID-19 threw an already troubled economy into further disarray and as anger over public health drove UCP activists to force Mr. Kenney out.
In contrast to all that uncertainty, there has been a growing belief in the province that the next premier is a fait accompli. Danielle Smith has been the perceived frontrunner for much of the campaign and remains the favourite ahead of the results on Thursday. She’s essentially been measuring the drapes in the premier’s office – putting together a transition team, making plans for a quick swearing in and doing something of a media tour in the dying days of the campaign as she acts as though the race is already in the bag.
That agenda includes her proposed sovereignty act, which she claims would give the province the authority to ignore federal laws deemed unconstitutional .
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