A plan to only allow Alberta Premier Jason Kenney to put forward motions at the weekend’s UCP AGM is being met with some anger from the grassroots of the party..A motion for the weekend’s convention states: “No resolutions other than the Special Resolutions and Resolutions approved by the Board will be considered, with the exception of those proposed by the leader.”.Calgary-Fish Creek UCP riding president Jack Redekop called the motion “unprecedented.”.“The grassroots will be discouraged at the prohibition put on them,” said Redekop at a virtual press conference on Monday morning, called after the number of ridings needed to force a leadership vote on Kenney reached the threshold of 22..“All CA presidents…they will be speaking out and their voices will be heard.”.Central Peace-Notley UCP riding president Samantha Steinke said they “will not stand for this procedure..“We will be able to combat anything that comes forward,” Steinke said..Meanwhile, the constituency of Edmonton-North West has managed to get a motion approved calling for the bar to be raised for a leadership review from 22 constituency associations to 29..The motion to expand the requisite number of constituency associations would require an amendment to the party bylaws in order for it to pass. That would take the approval of 75% of delegates at the AGM to vote in support..Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.,dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com,.Twitter.com/nobby7694
A plan to only allow Alberta Premier Jason Kenney to put forward motions at the weekend’s UCP AGM is being met with some anger from the grassroots of the party..A motion for the weekend’s convention states: “No resolutions other than the Special Resolutions and Resolutions approved by the Board will be considered, with the exception of those proposed by the leader.”.Calgary-Fish Creek UCP riding president Jack Redekop called the motion “unprecedented.”.“The grassroots will be discouraged at the prohibition put on them,” said Redekop at a virtual press conference on Monday morning, called after the number of ridings needed to force a leadership vote on Kenney reached the threshold of 22..“All CA presidents…they will be speaking out and their voices will be heard.”.Central Peace-Notley UCP riding president Samantha Steinke said they “will not stand for this procedure..“We will be able to combat anything that comes forward,” Steinke said..Meanwhile, the constituency of Edmonton-North West has managed to get a motion approved calling for the bar to be raised for a leadership review from 22 constituency associations to 29..The motion to expand the requisite number of constituency associations would require an amendment to the party bylaws in order for it to pass. That would take the approval of 75% of delegates at the AGM to vote in support..Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.,dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com,.Twitter.com/nobby7694
