UCP candidate claims she has been disqualified from nomination ableg abpoli
on Monday she had received more than three times the required number of signatures needed to run for the nomination.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary SUN, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails. Postmedia Network Inc.
While en route to meet with the Local Candidate Nomination Committee on Nov. 1, she said she received a call from a senior government staffer that told her the party had already decided she was to be disqualified. Despite this, the LCNC reportedly gave her unanimous support for her nomination.Article content
On Monday, she received a letter from the Party Candidate Selection Committee informing her that her application had been rejected based on a referral from the executive director of the UCP. She was informed she had been disqualified over social media posts she had interacted with through a “like” or retweet in the past. Other potential candidates have also been disqualified for similar reasons, likeThe Cochrane native pointed a finger at Jason Kenney and the “gatekeepers” installed by the recently resigned premier.
She claimed the “Jason Kenney faction of the UCP board is still in place and making all Party decisions until the newly elected members are able to participate at the first UCP Executive Board Meeting later this month.”Article content
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