BREAKING: CTV projects majority UCP government in Alberta
Kenney’s projected victory follows an often heated 28-day-long political slugfest, dominated by name calling and personal attacks, allegations of voter fraud and even a last-minute RCMP search of a UCP candidate’s office.
“He has run a very hard-edged, but effective campaign,” Charles Bird, a Liberal commentator, told CTV News Channel.The former federal minister’s first order of business, he said, would be to repeal the carbon tax and to sue the government over its climate change plan. During the campaign, Kenney promised to set up a “war room” to go after pipeline critics and to file many legal actions.
Protests erupted in major Albertan cities over his promise to allow teachers to inform parents if their child is a member of a gay-straight alliance club. Notley’s platform included increased funding for teachers and to build or repair schools, as well as measures to add more long-term beds for senior and to reduce surgery wait times.
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