RED DEER, Alta.—Alberta Premier Danielle Smith survived a leadership review at the UCP annual convention in Red Deer on Nov. 2, receiving 91.5 percent of the votes cast.
“Our party is more united than it’s ever been,” Smith said in a speech after the results were announced.
United Conservative Party rules consider a vote of 50 percent or higher a pass.
Earlier in the day, Smith had asked UCP members to avoid factional conflicts to ensure the party remains “strong, unified, and boldly governing our province.”
“We are a loud and raucous and opinionated family, but we are a great family nonetheless,” she said….