UCP Convention to Hold Crucial Vote on Alberta Premier Smith’s Leadership

RED DEER, Alta.—Alberta Premier and UCP Leader Danielle Smith will face an important leadership vote on Nov. 2 as her party holds its annual general meeting. Around 6,000 members have registered to attend this year’s two-day event in Red Deer, which started on Nov. 1. Party organizers say the number of attendees is a record not only for the UCP, but for any party in the country holding a convention of its kind. “Nobody has held a paid political convention this big,” says Dave Prisco, a spokesperson for the party. The bigger turnout this year could be related to the leadership vote, as some groups who want to see Smith gone have mobilized supporters to get a larger representation, while many have also registered to counter those votes....