Summertime for elected officials is usually filled up with attending events, and community BBQs. This year is different, as election events have taken center stage.
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Our team sent a list of eight questions related to co-operatives to each of the UCP leadership candidates. The survey includes questions about REAs, Credit Unions, investment co-ops, and our place in the party's next election platform.
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United Conservative Party members will choose the leader of the UCP (and next Premier) on October 6. Seven candidates are vying for the job. This leadership race became necessary when Jason Kenney resigned from the Premiership on May 18 after receiving 51.3% of the vote in a leadership review.
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Summer tends to be the slow, relaxing time of the year. But not for your ACCA’s government relations team!
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The ACCA is co-sponsoring a a debate of the frontrunners for the Alberta United Conservative Party (UCP) leadership, to take place August 9 in Calgary.
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Premier Jason Kenney has stepped down as UCP leader, and the party will select a new leader on October 6.
During leadership races, it is common for member associations to submit a series of questions related to their sector to candidates. This best practice is a prime opportunity for you and ACCA to raise awareness of the co-operative sector and receive feedback on the candidates' intentions for policies that may affect us.
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