Danielle Smith, who spent years in the political wilderness, must now do what her predecessor could not: unite a party that has become increasingly divided
and will become the province’s next premier after a campaign that was driven by COVID-19 grievances, disdain for the federal government and opposition to outgoing Premier Jason Kenney.
Ms. Smith took the stage and declared that her party was united, despite a narrow victory and a sometimes bruising and bitter campaign. She said her victory marked a “new chapter” in Alberta’s history as she repeated her promises to fight back against the federal government. Travis Toews, who served as finance minister under Mr. Kenney, placed second. Brian Jean, who returned to politics in order to push out Mr. Kenney, was knocked off after the fifth ballot, leaving Ms. Smith and Mr. Toews.central campaign promise – a proposed law that she purports would allow Alberta to disregard federal laws – presents an immediate threat to that unity after becoming a divisive issue in the race. Other candidates, Mr.
Cynthia Moore, the UCP’s president, opened the evening’s events by thanking Mr. Kenney for his service. She led the Wildrose Party when it lost the general election to the Progressive Conservatives under Alison Redford in 2012 and then led a mass floor-crossing to Jim Prentice’s governing PCs two years later. She failed to win her own riding nomination as a Progressive Conservative in 2015. During the UCP leadership campaign, she acknowledged she made a mistake when she led the floor-crossing and insisted she had learned from those errors.
He announced his resignation after a leadership review in May left him with 51-per-cent support, which he said was not enough to continue leading the party.
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