Opinion: Alberta conservatives oust the provincial left. Is Ottawa next?
A clip from United Conservative Party leader Jason Kenney’s victory speech on April 16, 2019. The next premier of Alberta won 63 of the 87 seats in the legislature.
Image: ReutersA provincial election in Canada isn’t usually big news, but Tuesday’s victory by the conservatives in the western province of Alberta is an exception. Voters elected as premier Jason Kenney, who had promised that his government’s first act would be to repeal the carbon tax imposed by incumbent Rachel Notley.
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