Calgary MLA Rebecca Schulz formally entered the United Conservative Party leadership race on Tuesday, bringing the number of Alberta premier hopefuls to eight.
Travis Toews, the MLA for Grande Prairie-Wapiti, is the first candidate to officially join the race as the United Conservative Party prepares to replace outgoing Premier Jason Kenney.
Cabinet ministers and backbenchers are bounding out of the chamber and into the barbecue circuit as the United Conservative Party prepares for a leadership race to replace outgoing Premier Jason Kenney.