CALGARY—Hundreds of protesters from around the province gathered outside the United Conservative Party’s annual general meeting on Saturday to protest cuts to the public sector. Provincial unions, nurses, teachers, advocacy groups and other supporters from the public braved the cold weather to meet outside the Westin Hotel, near the Calgary Airport, which was hosting the AGM on Saturday. “We want what’s best for Albertans, and these cuts are not it.”The UCP declined to comment on the protest. Chants rang out supporting public workers who’d lost their jobs and in support of a possible general strike. The party’s AGM, which runs from Friday to Sunday, will debate and vote on 25 policy proposals the party can choose to support, with hundreds of party members in attendance.

Source: thestar November 30, 2019 20:48 UTC