‘We will keep our commitments:’ Jason Kenney takes over as Alberta premier
EDMONTON — Jason Kenney, a former federal cabinet minister who united Alberta’s two estranged conservative parties and led them to victory, officially became the province’s 18th premier on Tuesday.
Kenney and 22 members of his United Conservative caucus were sworn in as cabinet ministers in a ceremony at Government House.
They met for the first time immediately after. Kenney had said the first order of business would be to proclaim into law a bill that gives Alberta the power to cut oil shipments to British Columbia in response to that province’s opposition to the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.
“We will keep our commitments, but I’m not going to disclose a secret cabinet agenda. Stay tuned,” Kenney said when asked if he would follow through on that promise.