RED DEER, Alta.—Alberta United Conservative leader Jason Kenney says he won’t speak to the policy resolutions to be debated at his party’s founding policy convention this weekend, but if he gets a mandate to fight carbon taxes he’ll use it immediately. Kenney has said he’ll fight the federal tax, and has said if his party wins power next year job one will be repealing Premier Rachel Notley’s carbon tax on gasoline and heating fuels. About 2,300 delegates will vote on up to 250 policy resolutions this weekend in what would be the biggest political annual general meeting in Alberta history. Kenney said he has purposely kept a distance from the policy resolutions to ensure grassroots members drive the process. Edmonton-Riverbend MP Matt Jeneroux is a co-chair of the convention and federal Conservative leader Andrew Scheer gave a speech to delegates.

Source: thestar May 05, 2018 14:48 UTC