Kenney urges unity in last speech before leadership ballots are mailed to UCP members via edmontonjournal
Speaking to a special general meeting of the party, Kenney characterized the mail-in vote — which will decide whether he continues to lead Alberta’s ruling party — as one that will decide whether the UCP stays united or falls apart.
He also highlighted his achievement in pulling together the UCP, comparing naysayers then with his current critics, who are again pointing to his low popularity.Beginning next week, mail-in ballots will be sent to almost 60,000 registered party members eligible to vote. They’ll need to be received by the auditing firm overseeing the vote by May 11, but results won’t be published until more than five weeks after this weekend’s event, on May 18.
“But if the members decide that they want to choose the path of unity and stability, of moving forward to the future, rather than arguing over the past, then I believe all of our members will expect every member of our caucus and our team also to respect the decision of the members democratically expressed,” said Kenney.the in-person meeting in Red Deer to a mail-in ballot after 15,000 people registered to attend.
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