Kenney’s political woes and Maverick Party could put at least four Alberta ridings in play in the next federal election, say veteran political players

'We have to take the Maverick Party seriously and we have to take the frustrations that Albertans feel seriously, but it is Conservative MPs who are standing up for the interests of Alberta,' says Tory MP Michael Cooper.

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, pictured Sept. 18, 2020, in Ottawa after a meeting of Canada’s premiers to discus the federal government's support to provinces during the ongoing COIVD crisis. Political insiders say that Mr. Kenney's unpopularity in the province, combined with the Maverick Party fielding federal candidates in Alberta in the next election could affect the Conservatives in at least four ridings in Calgary and Edmonton, leaving room for the Liberals to potentially gain seats.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY ABBAS RANA

December 21, 2020

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney’s unpopularity and the upstart right-of-centre Maverick Party running candidates in the next election could cost the federal Conservatives at least four ridings in the next election in the province, the bedrock of the Conservative base, where the party currently holds ...

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