The Daily Chase: United Conservative Party wins Alberta election
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UCP HOLDS ALBERTA
Alberta is staying to its roots, with the United Conservative Party sweeping to victory in Canada's energy heartland. Danielle Smith's UCP captured 49 of the 87 seats available in the Leg, easily topping Rachel Notley's New Democrats in yesterday's elections. The implications are clear with this new mandate – the first of Smith's via election, as she took over from Jason Kenney in the wake of party dissatisfaction. Smith is ardently pro-energy (which, in fairness, so is Notley), and generally combative towards Ottawa, to the point where she's floated an Albertan Sovereignty Act, something akin to Quebec's distinct society concept.
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