Danielle Smith defends plan to skip Calgary-Elbow byelection yyc
Speaking in Medicine Hat Saturday, Smith thanked outgoing MLA Michaela Frey for her role in representing the riding while stating that after meeting with the local constituency association the new leader of the UCP will look to run in the rural riding. Frey had previously announced she wouldn’t be running again and announced Friday she has stepped down from her role in the legislature.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary SUN, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.
“There is also a convention as well, that if you’re within a year of having a general election, that you don’t need to call byelections,” said Smith. “We may as well just stick with a convention of having the adjacent MLA take care of the issues in the ridings.” Wesley said that if the premier-designate wants to introduce major pieces of legislation, such as her Alberta Sovereignty Act, there is an expectation that all Albertans have a voice in the legislature to have input on that policy.
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