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UCP revokes Jeffrey Rath’s membership as separatist dispute escalates
A prominent Alberta independence advocate says he will challenge the decision after the governing party cancelled his membership and convention registration.
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Alberta reduces and freezes education property-tax rates for three years
The province plans lower standardized education property-tax rates beginning in 2027, but municipal tax bills and assessments can still change.
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Alberta rejects separation and constitutional changes as official referendum results released
Nearly three-quarters of voters chose to remain in Canada, while five immigration proposals passed and four constitutional proposals failed.
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Fourth UCP riding board backs Smith leadership review by a single vote as its own MLA urges a rethink
A fourth United Conservative Party constituency association has voted to seek a special general meeting on Premier Danielle Smith's leadership, passing the motion 10 to 9 by secret ballot. The riding's own MLA, Scott Cyr, opposes the move and wants it rescinded, calling the result "largely symbolic."
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Smith tells UCP separatists to accept referendum result or "join a different party"
Premier Danielle Smith told United Conservative Party members on Wednesday that the UCP "is not an independence party" and invited separatists who can't accept Monday's referendum result to leave. Independence organizers who have been pushing for a leadership review signalled they aren't going anywhere.
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Third UCP riding joins push for Smith leadership review as grassroots campaign reaches 3 of 22
A third United Conservative Party constituency association has voted to seek a leadership review of Premier Danielle Smith, according to independence advocate Jeffrey Rath. The growing campaign has now reached three of the 22 constituency associations required to force a special general meeting, as divisions over Alberta independence continue to surface within the governing party.
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