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Well this is terrifying. The UCP is being taken over by right wing extremists.

Candidates endorsed by a populist group focused on personal liberty and freedom that has ties to the protests that earlier this year blocked the U.S.-Canada border swept the recent election for the board of Alberta’s governing United Conservative Party.


Take Back Alberta claims to have sent hundreds of people to the UCP annual general meeting last month and endorsed all nine candidates who were elected, including some who are members of the group. The group’s leader said the board elections are part of a longer-term plan to wield power over democratic institutions, including UCP constituency boards and riding-level nomination battles, ahead of next year’s provincial election.

“We have all received certain God-given rights, among which are life, liberty, personal autonomy, the pursuit of happiness, the right to assemble, and the right to worship publicly,” Mr. Van Hierden said in his pitch. “Those rights are inalienable – meaning they may never be surrendered, since they are given to us by God, not by man.”

Now she’s the new UCP director for central Alberta. She does not believe the board is there to direct Ms. Smith, but to keep her in check.


“I see the board as keeping her accountable,” Ms. Schimke said in an interview. “We want to make sure she’s doing what we want.”

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/cana...k-alberta-ucp/

Please don't vote for the extremist party. This is getting really bad.