As the dust settles from the unification of the Wildrose and Progressive Conservative parties, leadership candidate Brian Jean is being blamed for saddling the new United Conservative Party with $322,000 in debt.
Jean led the Wildrose Party which brought almost one third of a million in debt into the new UCP. As a result of that shortfall, seven staff members have been laid off, mostly from the former Wildrose caucus.
He is also being accused of hiring extra staff to get a head start on his leadership campaign.
The UCP had 38 staffers for 28 MLAs before layoffs, and now those laid off staff members are speaking out.
Watch as I report what’s being said about this situation and why those speaking out lay the blame at Brian Jean’s feet.
This, added to other issues of financial accountability, may be a tough sell for Jean’s leadership campaign.
I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but all of this happened under the leadership of Brian Jean and it’s important for leaders to take responsibility.
If this is what he has to offer, how is it different from what we’ve been getting from past leaders and what we have right now with the NDP?
What a winner he would be for Albertans, after Redford and Notley.
I can not stand Jason Kenney when it comes to anything regarding Immigration , but if Alberta and or other Western Provinces SEPARATED, Kenney’s experience would be irreplaceable.
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But I do support for Jean for purely sentimental reasons. Not the best reasons to decide a leader, but realistically what other reasons has the leadership race produced? It is as if the unification was the big vote and everyone in UCP will be happy with whoever is leader, including the candidates themselves.