Smith Disavows Candidate for Remarks on Transgender Youth

If elected, candidate will be ejected from caucus, UCP says

The Alberta legislature in Edmonton, in a file photo. Courtesy of Assembly of Alberta

Jennifer Johnson, a United Conservative Party (UCP) candidate who used a feces analogy when talking about transgender children in schools, will not be welcome in the party’s caucus if elected on May 29.

UCP Leader Danielle Smith said in a May 18 statement that she had already spoken to Jennifer Johnson, following details of an audio recording from a speaking appearance the candidate participated in last fall.