Leading and uniting the United Conservative Party is akin to singing in harmony, say two UCP leadership contenders and former cabinet ministers..Both Leela Aheer and Rajan Sawhney used musical illustrations to speak about their plans to unite the UPC, should they win the leadership contest. .Speaking with Rob Breakenridge on 770 CHQR and 630 CHED Tuesday, Aheer compared leading a political party to leading a choir..“You have to get everybody singing from the songbook with all of their different voices and the colors and the timbres and the tone to make a beautiful sound,” Aheer said. “And that takes practice. It takes time. It takes compassion. It takes relationship building. It takes the ability to be humble.”.Sawhney made remarkably similar comments when she launched her campaign in Edmonton Monday. She said she’s running to move the party forward, which means uniting the various elements behind a common vision..“It means singing from the same song sheet, which doesn't mean we all think the same way,” Sawhney said. “Some sing bass, some sing soprano, some sing alto or tenor, but we need to learn to sing together to unite the party, to bring our different parts into harmony.”.The leadership contest launched last month following Premier Jason Kenney's resignation in the wake of a leadership review which found he had the support of 51.4% of party members. Kenney cited lasting division caused by his pandemic policy and the need to move forward and unite as a reason for his impending resignation. .Sawhney also promised to launch a public inquiry into Alberta’s COVID-19 response, if elected. The public inquiry on COVID-19 would focus on: Albertans’ financial health and getting small business back on their feet; how to address mental health going forward; and how to best prepare for the next medical emergency, she said..“We can’t move past the pandemic until we address some of the damage that’s been done,” she said..Sawhney was briefly a part of the government’s COVID-19 response team at the beginning of the pandemic..Aheer was one of two ministers who called on Premier Kenney to apologize for his Sky Palace dinner, which was in breach of his pandemic policies. She was shuffled from his cabinet shortly after..There are seven leadership candidates in the race, so far.
Leading and uniting the United Conservative Party is akin to singing in harmony, say two UCP leadership contenders and former cabinet ministers..Both Leela Aheer and Rajan Sawhney used musical illustrations to speak about their plans to unite the UPC, should they win the leadership contest. .Speaking with Rob Breakenridge on 770 CHQR and 630 CHED Tuesday, Aheer compared leading a political party to leading a choir..“You have to get everybody singing from the songbook with all of their different voices and the colors and the timbres and the tone to make a beautiful sound,” Aheer said. “And that takes practice. It takes time. It takes compassion. It takes relationship building. It takes the ability to be humble.”.Sawhney made remarkably similar comments when she launched her campaign in Edmonton Monday. She said she’s running to move the party forward, which means uniting the various elements behind a common vision..“It means singing from the same song sheet, which doesn't mean we all think the same way,” Sawhney said. “Some sing bass, some sing soprano, some sing alto or tenor, but we need to learn to sing together to unite the party, to bring our different parts into harmony.”.The leadership contest launched last month following Premier Jason Kenney's resignation in the wake of a leadership review which found he had the support of 51.4% of party members. Kenney cited lasting division caused by his pandemic policy and the need to move forward and unite as a reason for his impending resignation. .Sawhney also promised to launch a public inquiry into Alberta’s COVID-19 response, if elected. The public inquiry on COVID-19 would focus on: Albertans’ financial health and getting small business back on their feet; how to address mental health going forward; and how to best prepare for the next medical emergency, she said..“We can’t move past the pandemic until we address some of the damage that’s been done,” she said..Sawhney was briefly a part of the government’s COVID-19 response team at the beginning of the pandemic..Aheer was one of two ministers who called on Premier Kenney to apologize for his Sky Palace dinner, which was in breach of his pandemic policies. She was shuffled from his cabinet shortly after..There are seven leadership candidates in the race, so far.
