Alberta United Conservative Party leadership candidates Travis Toews and Brian Jean held a ballot collection gathering at the same location during a set day and time in northeast Calgary, a source revealed to the Western Standard on Friday. .An Alberta United Conservative Party MLA told the source he went to a Jean ballot drop-off at the Falconridge/Castleridge Community Association on Friday between 4 to 8 p.m. This MLA saw a Toews’ drop off taking place at Falconridge at the same time. .The source said it appears as if Toews and Jean are sharing resources. .Toews has a posting on his website advertising this drop-off. . Toews dropoffTravis Toews held a ballot drop-off in northeast Calgary. .Jean advertised the gathering on Twitter with the same details. .Jean campaign spokesperson Vitor Marciano confirmed his candidate is doing joint ballot pickups with Toews and UCP leadership candidates Leela Aheer, Rajan Sawhney, and Todd Loewen. .“The party mailed ballots to thousands of people late,” said Marciano. .“If we don’t help them get their ballots in on time, their votes won’t count.” .Marciano said many campaigns are “scrambling all over Alberta trying to help people vote.” He said the Jean campaign is not holding any pickups with UCP leadership candidate Danielle Smith because no one has reached out. .The spokesperson said there are no costs associated with these drop-offs. He added he does not know how many ballots were dropped off at the northeast Calgary location. .Toews, Jean, Aheer, and Sawhney joined together at a press conference in Calgary on September 8 to speak out against the Alberta Sovereignty Act. .READ MORE: UCP leadership hopefuls unite against Smith's sovereignty plan.Toews condemned the Alberta Sovereignty Act, saying the province “needs strong, principled, proven leadership.”.Jean accused Smith of feeding a "fantasy of freedom" to UCP members.
