It will be difficult for Alberta’s premier to create a cabinet that can represent the entire province with three-quarters of UCP seats in rural areas or smaller cities and towns
In that vein, it would be a huge surprise if past cabinet ministers such as Rajan Sawhney, Rebecca Schulz, Brian Jean, Mike Ellis, Peter Guthrie and Nate Horner don’t get appointed again. Ms. Sawhney, Ms. Schulz and Mr. Jean were highly critical rivals of Ms. Smith in the leadership contest. But through a tough campaign with the NDP and in the afterglow of electoral victory onIt also wouldn’t be surprising if Jason Nixon – a Kenney loyalist ejected from cabinet by Ms.
Although some in government might say a smaller caucus is easier to manage, that’s a sunny take on a having a small majority. The UCP’s 49 MLAs compared to the NDP’s 38 is a tight margin of victory. For whoever ends up in those cabinet posts, there’s much that lies ahead. First will come “the Ottawa problem.” The next Alberta energy and environment ministers will have to deal with the federal government over new details on electricity as well as oil and natural gas production emission caps – on top of carbon pricing and other rules – that will affect this province far more than any other.
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