Alberta UCP nominate Kenney critic Brian Jean as candidate in upcoming byelection
EDMONTON – United Conservative Party byelection candidate Brian Jean says he expects Alberta Premier Jason Kenney to follow up on a promise to sign his nomination papers.
That’s despite the fact Jean’s stated mission is to get Kenney fired as party leader.
Kenney had promised to allow Jean to run under the UCP banner if Jean was voted to run as the party’s candidate in the Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche constituency.
Jean, who helped form the UCP, says the party told him on the weekend that he won with 68 per cent of the vote, defeating challenger Joshua Gogo.