In a speech to the party's "election readiness conference" in Edmonton Saturday, UCP Leader Jason Kenney promised to lay out the "most detailed election platform in the province's history" during a campaign that he feels will have the economy as the central issue. Kenney told the roughly 500 party members in his 40-minute address that the UCP would expand school choice, return to "tested teaching methods" and end the government's current revamp of the school curriculum, a six-year process that started in 2016. Promises detailed election platformKenney gave hints about what's to come as the party rolls out its platform in the coming weeks. Kenney said if the UCP forms government, the party's first bill will be a repeal of Alberta's carbon tax. Kenney said the UCP will introduce a "practical plan" to control greenhouse gas emissions.

Source: CBC News February 17, 2019 03:00 UTC