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Deeply Unpopular Politician Reads the Room, Resigns
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney stepped down last night after winning only 51% of a leadership review vote.
An Alberta MLA Is Trying to Evict His Tenant During the Pandemic
Many provinces have banned evictions during the coronavirus pandemic, but not Alberta, where United Conservative Party MLA Drew Barnes is a landlord with many properties.
Jason Kenney Accused of Rolling Back LGBTQ Protections During Pride Month
The UCP government in Alberta will allow schools to delay approvals of Gay-Straight Alliances, and has defunded a working group on banning conversion therapy.
Jason Kenney’s United Conservatives Win Alberta Election
After a bitter campaign that saw several UCP candidates step down, Kenney outran the scandals of his newly-merged party.
UCP Candidate Eva Kiryakos Drops Out Over Social Media Comments
The Alberta candidate, who made transphobic and Islamophobic statements in the past, said she was being “bullied” by someone threatening to smear her.
Alberta Conservative Candidate Caylan Ford Steps Down For Using White Nationalist Talking Points
Facebook messages obtained by Press Progress show Alberta UCP candidate Caylan Ford bemoaned the “demographic replacement of white peoples in their homelands.”
Sorry Alberta Conservatives, the Carbon Tax Is Not Costing a Church $50,000 a Year
FACT CHECK: Unless Medicine Hat is home to a church the size of six Notre Dame Cathedrals, this UCP talking point is truly sinful.
Conservative Candidate in Alberta Hiding Past as a Trump Campaigner
When VICE tried to question UCP candidate Devin Dreeshen about his past at an event, he went to the bathroom and wasn’t seen again.
Alberta Conservative Party Votes For Policy That Would Out Gay Teens
Much to the chagrin of Jason Kenney, the United Conservative Party came out of their first ever policy convention looking very much like a 20th century conservative party.
Alberta MLA Resigned After Being Charged With Sex Crimes Against a Minor
Don MacIntyre was a United Conservative Party politician who quit earlier this month claiming he wanted to spend more time with his family.
Embattled Conservative Derek Fildebrandt Quits Party After Hit-And Run Charge
The wave of scandals Fildebrandt is facing also include expense double dipping, Airbnbing government housing and more!
Alberta’s Conservatives May Have Merged, But the Family Feud Isn’t Over
It’s getting pretty wild in the west.