Lobbyist, Former Conservative MP to Help Draw Alberta Electoral Boundaries

Lobbyist, former Conservative MP to help draw Alberta electoral boundaries

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s United Conservatives have tapped a former federal conservative cabinet minister and lobbyist to help redraw the map marking electoral ridings across the province.

NDP raises concerns over UCP appointments to electoral boundaries advisory panel

An Alberta legislative committee appointed four members to a panel advising MLAs on new electoral boundaries Tuesday, including a former federal cabinet minister and owner of a lobbying firm, and an expert in constitutional law.

Alberta electoral boundaries: UCP handpicks lobbyist, former conservative MP to sit on panel

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has handpicked former conservative MP Monte Solberg to sit on Alberta's electoral boundaries panel.

Lobbyist, former Alberta MP to help re-draw Alberta’s electoral boundaries

The NDP claims the UCP is trying to silence urban voters after a man who recommended several mixed rural-urban Calgary ridings was appointed to help redraw Alberta's electoral map.

Redrawing Alberta's electoral boundaries: former MP Solberg chosen

Alberta’s contentious debate over redrawing its election boundaries took another fractious turn Tuesday. Premier Danielle Smith’s United Conservatives picked lobbyist and former Conservative MP Monte Solberg to help redraw the voting lines ahead of the 2027 general election. Solberg was one of four appointees — two nominated by Smith and two nominated by the Opposition […]