UCP Leadership Race Gears up After Alberta’s Kenney Announces Resignation

Alberta Wildrose leader Brian Jean and Alberta PC leader Jason Kenney shake hands after announcing a unity deal between the two parties in Edmonton on May 18, 2017. The Canadian Press/Jason Franson

The race for a new United Conservative Party leader is gearing up after Alberta Premier Jason Kenney announced he’s stepping down.

Kenney garnered 51.4 percent support in a review of his leadership, which is just enough for him to keep his job under party rules.