There is one clear winner in the Alberta premier\u0027s UCP party leadership review: Rachel Notley\u0027s NDP
The leadership vote is happening by mail — itself a controversy. Ballots were due in to Deloitte, which has been hired as an independent overseer and manager, on May 11. On May 18, the party will reconvene its special general meeting to announce the results.
“On and on and on he uses our tax dollars to make himself look like a hero and detract, deflect, smoke and mirrors away from the mail-in ballot,” said Novak.Article content There are three basic scenarios before the party: Kenney wins big, Kenney wins small or Kenney loses. All lead into the election question.
“For a long time, the minimum bar was 77 per cent. Now, if Jason Kenney got 77 per cent in this vote, I would say that’s winning big and I think a lot of folks would agree with me on that,” said Solberg. Fifty plus one, said Vitor Marciano, a long-time conservative strategist, spokesman for Brian Jean and vocal Kenney critic, is “not a survivable number.”
“They’re not the ones holding press conferences on the steps of the and making wild allegations that aren’t true and phoning journalists complaining about things. They’re the ones who are living their lives,” said Harrison.If he wins in that 51 to 60 bracket, even 65, I believe that the party will implode“If he wins in that 51 to 60 bracket, even 65, I believe that the party will implode,” said Novak.