Barely a week into his new role as the Alberta Party’s first elected leader, Glenn Taylor is talking about forming government.
On May 28, the party held its first leadership convention in Edmonton, attracting 300 supporters. According to party brass, 1,200 party members — roughly 60 per cent of the total membership — cast ballots online, in person or by phone.
Taylor beat three other leadership hopefuls, nabbing 665 votes (55 per cent) on the first ballot.
Currently into his third term as mayor of Hinton, Alta., Taylor says he will step down from town council in the fall.
Building the party’s constituency associations is the top priority, says Taylor. The party has about 50 associations and plans to have 87 by the next provincial election.
“There is change is in the air and there’s a yearning for accountability and responsibility to come back to governing,” says Taylor. “People are not afraid to have conversations anymore and from across Alberta people are standing up and engaging.”
Taylor plans to run in the rural riding of West Yellowhead, pitting him against rookie Tory MLA Robin Campbell.
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