Calgary cabinet minister running to replace Jason Kenney as UCP leader and premier
CALGARY, AB – A cabinet minister from Calgary has joined the race to replace Jason Kenney as United Conservative leader and Alberta premier.
Rajan Sawhney says if she were to win, she would order a public inquiry into how the province handled the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sawhney says the health crisis caused much suffering and economic hardship and a full airing is needed to learn lessons and move forward.
“We need to know what we did right. We need to know what we did wrong,” Sawhney, flanked by her family, said Monday [June 13, 2022] on the plaza in front of the legislature.