Premier Jason Kenney. (Government of Alberta)

By The Canadian Press

Alberta UCP sets one-day confidence vote in April on Premier Kenney’s leadership

Dec 10, 2021 | 9:31 AM

EDMONTON – Alberta’s United Conservative Party says it will hold a one-day special meeting in April for a confidence vote on the leadership of Premier Jason Kenney.

The move comes after a number of UCP constituency associations asked last month for a fast-tracked leadership review of Kenney, saying they had met the requirement of 22 board resolutions to mandate the meeting.

The UCP board, in a statement, says it did not receive 22 resolutions but that it will hold the special one-day vote in Red Deer on April 9.

The 22 boards had asked for a review before March 1 and for it to be conducted virtually so everyone could participate without excessive travel. But the party’s executive says April 9 is early enough and it will be held in a central community to make it easier for everyone to attend.

Kenney has been facing internal criticism and falling poll numbers due mainly to his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. If he receives less than 50 per cent of the vote, he is out as party leader.

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This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 9, 2021.

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