Hours later, Loewen received a message of support from a second UCP backbencher, Dave Hanson.
Loewen accuses Kenney and his government of weak dealings with Ottawa, ignoring caucus members, delivering contradictory messages, and botching critical issues such as negotiations with doctors and a controversy over coal-mining on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains. Many Albertans, including myself, no longer have confidence in your leadership, Loewen writes in the letter. I thank you for your service, but I am asking that you resign so that we can begin to put the province back together again.
Kenney s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
In a letter posted on Facebook, senior MLA Todd Loewen called on Alberta Premier Jason Kenney to resign, saying he no longer has confidence in his leadership
Dean Bennett May 13, 2021 - 4:30 AM
EDMONTON - Simmering internal discontent within Alberta Premier Jason Kenneyâs United Conservative caucus has now boiled over into an open challenge to his leadership.
Senior backbench member Todd Loewen, in a letter posted on Facebook in the pre-dawn hours Thursday, called on Kenney to resign, saying he no longer has confidence in his leadership.
Loewen accuses Kenney and his government of weak dealings with Ottawa, ignoring caucus members, delivering contradictory messages, and botching critical issues such as negotiations with doctors and controversy over coal mining on the eastern slopes of the Rockies.
âMany Albertans, including myself, no longer have confidence in your leadership, writes Loewen.
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Loewen received a message of support from a second UCP backbencher, Dave Hanson.
In a radio interview, Loewen said he doesn’t want to divide the United Conservative Party, but added volunteers and supporters are bailing out and the UCP is heading for electoral disaster in 2023. The people are upset. They are leaving the party, Loewen told 630 CHED. We need to do what it takes to stop the bleeding. We need to have our constituency associations strong. We’ve got to quit losing board members. The majority of people I’m talking to, they want a strong UCP party. But they don’t see that they have that now. We need to have that so we can move forward and be able to form government in 2023.