Jason Kenney has been elected the first leader of Alberta's United Conservative Party. Jason Kenney, centre, celebrates his victory as the first official leader of the Alberta United Conservative Party with his opponents Brian Jean, right, and Doug Schweitzer in Calgary, Alta. "I look forward to continuing to advocate for those issues in this big-tent party," Schweitzer told reporters on Saturday. "I'm excited about the prospects for United Conservative Party going into the next election campaign." He was briefly the leader of the Alberta Progressive Conservative party when he won the leadership in March until the merger vote in July.

Source: CBC News October 28, 2017 22:13 UTC