
UCP faithful set to vote on Danielle Smith, bathroom bans and pollutant classification at AGM
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A Danielle Smith leadership vote and policy surrounding gender and net-zero emissions targets will take centre stage when the United Conservative Party Annual General Meeting (AGM) gets underway Friday.
A Danielle Smith leadership vote and policy surrounding gender and net-zero emissions targets will take centre stage when the United Conservative Party Annual General Meeting (AGM) gets underway Friday.
The gathering — billed by the party as the largest political convention in Canadian history — is expected to draw 5,600 UCP members to Red Deer.
“Our party is coming together because they’re excited about the policy discussion,” Smith said Wednesday.
“They want to meet with each other, talk about the direction of the province, and I think it’s a measure of how excited people are about what we’ve done over the last two years.”
Saturday will see UCP faithful vote on the premier’s future.
Stephen Carter, former chief of staff to Alison Redford, says he’s sure it’s something Smith’s office has been heavily focused on this year.
“This is how you wind up being the premier one day and not the premier the next day,” the campaign expert said.

Ontario to seize ownership of Toronto Island Airport lands and declare it is a special economic zone
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