Jason Kenney leadership review

WATCH ABOVE: (From May 15, 2022) With the results of Alberta Premier Jason Kenney's leadership review just days away, his political future hangs in the balance.

The issue boils down to trust and Kenney no longer has that, he said. The vote itself was drastically altered at the last minute from an in-person, one-day vote of 15,000 members to a mail-in ballot open to all members. Well, that’s going to lead to a purge in the party, either voluntarily walking, or him forcing people out.” Kenney has said if he gets any majority, even a slim one, he’ll stay on. “If he gets over 50 per cent and stays, the party continues to splinter.” “The divisions in the party and the province are profound.”

During his final radio show before the vote tally that will determine whether he keeps his job, Premier Jason Kenney said he's looking forward to finally…

The validated ballots will remain sealed until the official count starts on May 18. They, along with Orman will have the final say if a voter’s mail-in package is found to have inconsistencies such as a mismatched name or address. “There’s the possibility of three types of groups. In a Facebook video posted last week, Jean argued conservative leaders have needed upwards of 80 per cent approval to continue with their mandate. “People are generally suspicious of processes like this in politics. One is those that are going to vote yes, those that are going to vote no, and those that just want to discredit the process,” he said.

The vote marks the culmination of two years of open dissent within his caucus from party members and MLAs unhappy with pandemic restrictions and the leadership ...

Still, Mr. Kenney said he’s confident he’ll win – and argued that unhappiness at such a result does not mean that the UCP will splinter back into the separate factions from which it was born. I just priced that in as part of our part of our political culture.” Then the party said members who preferred not to mail the ballots could drop them off at riding offices, sparking criticism that the move would create opportunities for ballot tampering. Eligible ballots, which are separated from identifying information before being opened, will be counted Wednesday. The UCP expects to release results between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. MT. “That doesn’t tell you what Alberta’s political future looks like.” Mr. Kenney will find out late Wednesday afternoon whether his United Conservative Party wants to keep him on as leader, or show him the door. In 2006, for example, long-serving premier Ralph Klein faced a review by his PC party amid an internal revolt. “That was the normal politics. “Sometimes organizing conservatives can be like herding cats. But there’s nothing normal about this.” Mr. Kenney’s own definition of victory is also unusual among Alberta leadership reviews. Mr. Kenney believes this leadership review is unlike any before it in Alberta. In the past, such reviews typically had “1,500 delegates – who may have had some adult beverages the night before – waking up in a Red Deer hotel and going and grabbing a coffee, casting a vote,” he said.

Earlier this month, I wrote that sources inside Premier Jason Kenney's leadership review campaign were confident the UCP leader would receive at least 60 ...

So anyone prolonging the sniping and backstabbing is bound to alienate themselves from the main body of the party. Kenney will be sorely tempted to dump from cabinet anyone who was disloyal. His career has been resurrected. Article content Article content Article content

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he doesn't need overwhelming support in a leadership review because the pool of voters has been diluted by thousands of ...

Kenney has framed the vote not as a yes-no referendum on whether he has done a good job, but rather as a takeover bid by fringe extremists and hate pedlars. His critics, including a number of his own backbenchers, say it’s about more than that. The party said it couldn’t logistically handle so many people. Former Alberta premier Ralph Klein left soon after receiving 55 per cent of the vote in 2006. But Kenney critics have said his team persuaded the board to make the change to a mail-in ballot because it believed thousands of new members had signed up to oust Kenney. The party has denied that was the reason. Of that voting pool, Kenney said, a significant number signed up to cause harm to the big-tent conservative party he helped construct from the merger of the Progressive Conservative and Wildrose parties in 2017.

Some in the UCP caucus are speculating about who will be the new premier as early as Thursday.

But people close to the scene aren’t at all certain. But the uprising would not be unanimous. His internal critics are convinced that the first part of the leadership campaign, membership sales, was tainted by bulk purchases and credit card portals. Article content Article content Article content

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is to learn today if he still has enough support from his party to stay on as lea...

Kenney faces a judgment unlike any other in his 25-year political career. It could end his time as premier of Alberta, compromise the future of the party he ...

Kenney has said dissident UCP MLAs will be expected to fall in line or leave the caucus if he wins the review. "I don't think it matters what the actual outcome is going to be," Wesley said. "But I think that's now in the rearview mirror. "But you don't get to exercise the powers of a party leader without a big number. Many believed the majority of those new members signed up to vote against Kenney. You need that big number to get that moral authority to lead."

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is to learn today if he still has enough support from his party to stay on as leader. The United Conservative Party plans to ...

He says if that happens, he expects opponents will get behind him or face yet-to-be-named consequences. If he gets majority support — even a slim majority — he says he will stay on as leader. Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is to learn today if he still has enough support from his party to stay on as leader.

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is to learn today if he still has enough support from his party to stay on as leader.

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Thousands of ballots mailed in by UCP members as part of a leadership review are being counted followed by a speech from Kenney in Calgary.

Sealed ballot envelopes will be opened by volunteers and the ballots counted in front of Deloitte staff and scrutineers. Previous premiers have resigned after receiving more than 70 per cent support. Article content

Thousands of ballots mailed in by UCP members as part of a leadership review are being counted followed by a speech from Kenney in Calgary.

Sealed ballot envelopes will be opened by volunteers and the ballots counted in front of Deloitte staff and scrutineers. Previous premiers have resigned after receiving more than 70 per cent support. Article content

Jason Kenney quit as leader of his party, and premier of Alberta, Wednesday night after receiving a slight majority of support in his United Conservative ...

Canada is banning China's Huawei Technologies and ZTE, another Chinese company, from participating in the country's 5G wireless networks, citing national security and cybersecurity concerns. There are 17 suspected cases in the Montreal area. Canada is banning China's Huawei Technologies and ZTE, another Chinese company, from participating in the country's 5G wireless networks, citing national security and cybersecurity concerns. We need to unite as a party and we need to find a leader that can do that cause right now we're divided." I will speak more on these issues in the coming days." Wade abortion-rights ruling has sparked debate in Canada, including whether Catholic hospitals can impede your access to abortion. I wish Jason the best." "The work is never easy. Half of the people alleged to have been involved in a kidnapping incident that began in Richmond and ended with the victim's rescue in Vancouver have admitted to their roles in the 2021 incident. "We knew it could be close and it could be controversial," said Conrad Van Hierden, a constituency association president. "Honestly, I was shocked," said member Tarick Khan, although he applauded Kenney's resignation. "I'm sorry, but friends, I truly believe that we need to move forward united.

Premier Jason Kenney announced his intention to step down as leader of the United Conservative Party on Wednesday night.

They said Kenney had not done enough to gain a better deal for Alberta with the federal government on shared programs. Former Progressive Conservative premier Ralph Klein left after getting 55 per cent of the vote in 2006. Backbenchers Jason Stephan, Peter Guthrie and Brian Jean — who helped Kenney found the UCP — had been the most vocal. Elections Alberta is also investigating allegations of illegal bulk buying of memberships in the review. A caucus meeting is to be held Thursday. “We need to move forward united.

Jason Kenney resigned as United Conservative Party leader Wednesday after receiving 51.4 per cent approval of his leadership from United Conservative Party ...

Many believed the majority of those new members signed up to vote against Kenney. I wish Jason the best." Kenney has faced low polling numbers with most public polls over the 18 months, suggesting the NDP could regain a majority government next year. "The result we have witnessed today is a truly grassroots resolution," she said. "The work is never easy. "I want to thank Jason Kenney for his public service. Brian Jean, former Wildrose leader and current UCP MLA for Fort McMurray-Lac la Biche, lost to Kenney in the 2017 leadership race. He said a turning point for him was a virtual meeting between Kenney and the Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills constituency association in March 2021. It was not genuine and tonight we see the results of that." "I am personally sad to see Mr. Kenney leave," she said. Danielle Smith, another former Wildrose leader, has also expressed interest in the job. "He gave us that grassroots guarantee and drove around in the blue Dodge truck but honestly, it was artifice.

Resignation marks a political turning point for a leading figure in conservative circles in Canada.

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Kenney received 51.4 per cent support in the party leadership review, the results of which were released Wednesday night in Calgary.

Kenney is the latest domino to fall in the Praire province that has become known for its meat-grinder politics. The vote itself has been plagued with issues. Others said he hadn’t done enough to curb the pandemic, accusing him of underestimating the coronavirus by reopening too early in 2021 in what he had predicted would be the “best summer ever,” only to see case counts skyrocket once again. “Canada is a better country (because) of it.” “There are obviously many things about which we don’t agree, but that doesn’t negate the time and sacrifice that goes into taking on the role of premier,” Notley said. Even some of those sipping drinks at the event who supported Kenney seemed to take his decision as the right one. The days are long and often difficult, as I’m sure today is. Klein’s successor, Ed Stelmach, resigned after criticism that he had mismanaged Alberta’s finances by running large deficits. While Kenney appeared in good spirts, though those in the room seemed stunned, with some staffers brushing back tears. Some names have been floated as potential leadership candidates already. The vote capped off months of political upheaval in which Kenney has taken criticism from both ends of the political spectrum for his handling of the pandemic, his dealings with the federal government and his leadership style — said by critics within the party to be too top-down. Wednesday night’s news fell like an anvil, shaking even party insiders.