#CANADA: Jason Kenney's United Conservatives Defeat Notley's NDP In Alberta Election

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Alberta's Jason Kenney dreamed of uniting his province's two conservative parties in order to stop splitting the vote in provincial elections. His dream paid off as his United Conservative Party roared into power in yesterday's election, defeating the left-of-center New Democrats.

Kenney ran a campaign promising to scrap the carbon tax and usher in a new era of fiscal conservatism.

Kenney, 50, was first elected to the Alberta legislature when he won a byelection in Calgary-Lougheed in December. In 2017, he successfully campaigned to merge the Wildrose Party with the Progressive Conservative Party of Alberta, ending vote-splitting that was causing them to lose elections to the New Democrats. He was then elected the party's leader.

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#CANADA: New Democrat Activist Slurs Calgary Day Before Tight Election

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The day before provincial elections in Alberta, a New Democratic Party insider has called Calgary a narrow-minded cow town."

Derek Leebosh, the Vice President of public affairs at Environics, tweeted his opinion on Calgary, calling Canada’s third largest city a “narrow minded cow town." He later deleted the tweet, but not before it caused an online backlash.

Leebosh said Calgary was becoming a “real city” that votes more “like Denver or Winnipeg,” also stating that Calgary was becoming less “narrow minded” in his view.

The ruling New Democrats are facing a tough challenge from Jason Kenney's United Conservatives.

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#CANADA: Alberta Premier Calls April 16th Provincial Election

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Alberta Premier Rachel Notley has called for an election to be held on April 16th.

Notley's New Democratic Party will face Jason Kenney’s United Conservative Party, a new party established in July 2017 after a merger of the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta and the Wildrose Party.

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#CANADA: Alberta Party Leader Banned From Politics For 5 Years; Missed Filing Deadline

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The head of the Alberta Party has been banned from running in provincial elections for 5 years for missing a filing deadline with Elections Alberta.

Stephen Mandel is one of several candidates declared ineligible to run in the coming provincial election, according to a list released by Elections Alberta. But Mandel believes there was a deadline mixup from Elections Alberta and plans to continue campaigning and fight the ban in court if necessary. 

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