Jason Kenney survives caucus meeting with leadership review to come
CBC
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney faced down a caucus revolt on Wednesday, as factions within his United Conservative Party coalesced in opposition to his leadership — but a reckoning has been put off to another day.
MLA Searle Turton says there was no confidence vote at the meeting, but there will be news on a leadership review shortly.
He said the focus of the discussion was on the government's handling of the COVID-19 crisis.
"I mean, obviously it's a brute and bashing group of MLAs, but that's what caucus is for, having those frank conversations, and I'm thankful that we had that ability," he said.
"Most of caucus spoke up and, like I said, our focus is on the province, COVID-19, making sure that families and communities are protected."
He said caucus is more united than when they entered the room earlier Wednesday.
Kenney is facing open threats to his leadership within the UCP, with MLAs and the vice-president of policy, Joel Mullan, openly calling for his resignation.
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