Danielle Smith is the only UCP leadership hopeful without a seat in the legislature but she hopes to change that.
“If I'm successful Oct. 6, I would look for an early opportunity to get into the legislature,” said Smith.
“She certainly has got a credible path to leadership on Thursday,” said Lori Williams of Mount Royal University. Smith says she wants to be there to bring forth her first order of business, known as Bill 1, the Alberta Sovereignty Act, which gives more autonomy to Alberta over the federal government. “I know now that if we end up seeing this conservative movement split, we will end up with a Rachel Notley government. I've warned people that if we choose a Rachel Notley government a second time, it'll be a choice and not a mistake. She could potentially be there for eight years, or 12 years or 16 years, like they did in Saskatchewan.”
Hamish Marshall, is a partner at ONE Persuades, a research firm that privately polled more than 1,600 members of the UCP, for their choice on who should become leader.“Someone who has got a very different style, and approach than Jason Kenney was going to be very, very popular,” he said.
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