Her aggressive moves in the UCP leadership race, such as proposing the Alberta Sovereignty Act, is setting off a race to the bottom.

Premier Danielle Smith. Get used to it. That appears to be where we’re headed after watching the first official leadership debate Wednesday evening in Alberta’s United Conservative Party race to replace Premier Jason Kenney. There might be seven people on the track but Smith seems to be the only one with a steering wheel — and she’s leading everybody in…

Think you know who’ll replace Jason Kenney? Think again Now that the race is officially underway for leader of Alberta’s United Conservative Party, you’ll be hearing this question a lot: Who will win? Or at the very least: Who is the front-runner? The two questions might sound like the same thing, but they are vastly different.

Jason Kenney’s capitulation as UCP leader is a catalyst for more chaos in Alberta politics Alberta Premier Jason Kenney fell on his own sword rather than be repeatedly stabbed in the back for the next year. Actually, it’s not clear if Kenney voluntarily exited the top position or was pushed by senior members of the United Conservative Party who wanted…

What will Jason Kenney’s outspoken UCP caucus mutineers do should he win the leadership vote? May 18 is supposed to be the day when the fighting over Alberta Premier Jason Kenney’s leadership stops. That’s the day we will know whether Kenney has survived the United Conservative Party’s leadership vote. On paper the outcome is simple and binary: either he wins and…