Sounds like they are getting scared!
Message from UCP Board of Directors President Rob Smith
Good evening, fellow UCP members,
Albertans have SPOKEN!
And as the governing party, we MUST listen!
About two-thirds of Albertans voted in last week's referendum, one of our largest turnouts ever. On Question #10, 3 in 4 Albertans chose our leader Premier Smith's vision: a stronger Alberta within a united Canada.
That also means 1 in 4 Albertans, including many UCP members, wanted to open the discussion on independence.
They are NOT to be ignored.
These are folks who love Alberta, just like the rest of us. Many of them are among our most dedicated volunteers, knocking on doors and making phone calls for UCP candidates in every riding. They are welcome in this party. We need them.
But the result is clear, and we must respect it.
You've likely heard about a handful of constituency associations asking for a Special General Meeting to request a leadership review. That is their right under our rules, and it has received A LOT of press.
Here are the facts. Under our rules, that meeting requires motions from 22 constituency associations. More than 65 constituency associations have instead passed motions supporting Premier Danielle Smith, with more to come before Remembrance Day.
That settles it.
There will be NO UCP leadership review before our next General Election.
Danielle Smith is our leader... today... tomorrow... and the foreseeable future.
I am thankful for this. I believe most of you are too.
Last Wednesday, Premier Smith asked for our support... and our UNITY as conservatives.
We know the alternative.
We lived it from 2015 to 2019, under the job-crushing, anti-energy NDP.
It was awful.
We cannot repeat it.
So let's focus on our many areas of agreement. There are far more of those than areas of disagreement. Let's work TOGETHER to win the 32nd Alberta General Election on Monday, October 18th, 2027, with a bigger majority than we have today.
Nothing is more important than that.
More than 6,000 of you are registered for our AGM at the BMO Centre in Calgary, and we're likely to hit 7,000 by the time we gather starting Friday, November 27th, to debate policy and kick off "Campaign '27".
A record 4,600+ members rated all 135 resolutions this year, more than twice as many as ever before. The resolutions going to the floor are now available at
ucpagm.ca. If you have questions about where your resolution ranked, reach me at rsmith@unitedconservative.ca.
And to the thousands of members who volunteered as scrutineers last week, covering as much as 98% of polling stations: "thank you... from the bottom of my heart". You ensured democracy prevails.
It's going to take ALL OF US to win bigger next year.
ALL. OF. US!!!
UNITED conservatives. Always...
Cheers,
Rob Smith, President
UCP Board of Directors