Former federal cabinet minister Jason Kenney and his United Conservative Party are to officially take control of Alberta's government today.
Kenney is to become Alberta's 18th premier and his cabinet members are to be sworn in during a ceremony at Government House in Edmonton.It will be the formal end of the four-year NDP government under Premier Rachel Notley.
Kenney's UCP defeated the New Democrats in the provincial election April 16 when the party won 63 seats to the NDP's 24. Notley has promised to stay on as Opposition leader and will have an experienced caucus that includes 12 former cabinet ministers.Kenney has promised his government's first piece of legislation will be to repeal a carbon tax the NDP brought in.
He has said that there will be a new department and minister tasked to working with stakeholders and other departments to cut administrative red tape by one-third over the next four years.
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