Byron Nelson to run for Alberta PC party leadership, but not to unite the right
CBC News | Posted: September 27, 2016 5:36 PM | Last Updated: September 27, 2016
Calgary lawyer says he wants to restore Alberta 'to the place of opportunity that it once was'
And then there were three.
A Calgary trial lawyer announced Tuesday that he will seek the leadership of the Alberta Progressive Conservative party.
Byron Nelson is running against seasoned Tory politicians Jason Kenney and Donna Kennedy-Glans.
While Kenney has made it clear that if he is elected the next leader of the Alberta PC's that he would unite the right, Nelson does not "see a formal merger of parties in the future."
"I'm running for leader because I want to see us focus on restoring Alberta to the place of opportunity that it once was," he said.
Though Nelson acknowledges that he doesn't have the same name recognition as the other candidates, it's not something that "overly concerns" him.
"I've been a member for 25 years — I've been primarily a volunteer for 25 years — so I've met a lot of people," Nelson told reporters at a news conference.
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Nelson was the PC candidate for Calgary-Bow in the 2015 provincial election. He lost to NDP candidate Deborah Drever.