CALGARY — Four men vying for the leadership of Alberta’s new United Conservative Party are to take part in their first debate tonight in Calgary. There will be four more debates — in Edmonton, Red Deer, Fort McMurray and Lethbridge — before party members pick a leader next month. The party was formed when the Opposition Wildrose and Progressive Conservative parties merged in the summer. Lori Williams, a Mount Royal University political scientist, said she’s expecting Kenney, a former federal cabinet minister who spearheaded the unity drive, to be pressed on where he stands on social issues such as LGBTQ rights. Calgary pollster Janet Brown said Jean was new to the leadership then and she’s expecting a better showing this time.

Source: National Post September 20, 2017 14:15 UTC