Alberta Trade, Immigration, and Multiculturalism Minister Rajan Sawhney said she will not be seeking the United Conservative Party nomination and re-election to Calgary-North East. .“I will continue to serve as the MLA for Calgary-North East until the end of this mandate,” said Sawhney in a Friday tweet. .Sawhney called serving as the MLA for Calgary-North East and as a minister in various portfolios under former Alberta premier Jason Kenney and Premier Danielle Smith “a tremendous honour and a great privilege.” .The trade, immigration, and multiculturalism minister thanked Kenney and Smith “for the opportunities they have afforded me to serve in their Cabinets.” She added she will continue to be a strong supporter of Smith and looks forward to the Alberta UCP forming government again in May. .“I would like to thank my colleagues, my team, my supporters, and most of all, my family for their unconditional and unwavering support over the past many years,” she said. .“Finally, I would like to say a heartfelt thank you to my constituents in Calgary-North East for placing their trust and faith in me as their MLA.”.Sawhney launched her bid for UCP leader and premier in June, saying she wants a better future, “not more of the same.”.READ MORE: Rajan Sawhney enters UCP leadership race.If elected, she promised to launch a public inquiry into Alberta’s COVID-19 response..“We can’t move past the pandemic until we address some of the damage that’s been done,” she said..Sawhney finished in sixth place when the UCP leadership race results were announced in October. .READ MORE: BREAKING: UCP leadership race going to third ballot.The race to become Alberta premier went to a third ballot after none of the six candidates reached more than 50% support on the second..The leader after the second ballots were counted was Smith with 41.4%. Former Alberta finance minister Travis Toews was second with 29.7%, UCP MLA Brian Jean (Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche) was third with 11.3%, independent MLA Todd Loewen (Central Peace-Notley) came fourth with 7.7%, former children’s services minister Rebecca Schulz was fifth with 7.3%, and Sawhney trailed the pack with 2.7%.
Alberta Trade, Immigration, and Multiculturalism Minister Rajan Sawhney said she will not be seeking the United Conservative Party nomination and re-election to Calgary-North East. .“I will continue to serve as the MLA for Calgary-North East until the end of this mandate,” said Sawhney in a Friday tweet. .Sawhney called serving as the MLA for Calgary-North East and as a minister in various portfolios under former Alberta premier Jason Kenney and Premier Danielle Smith “a tremendous honour and a great privilege.” .The trade, immigration, and multiculturalism minister thanked Kenney and Smith “for the opportunities they have afforded me to serve in their Cabinets.” She added she will continue to be a strong supporter of Smith and looks forward to the Alberta UCP forming government again in May. .“I would like to thank my colleagues, my team, my supporters, and most of all, my family for their unconditional and unwavering support over the past many years,” she said. .“Finally, I would like to say a heartfelt thank you to my constituents in Calgary-North East for placing their trust and faith in me as their MLA.”.Sawhney launched her bid for UCP leader and premier in June, saying she wants a better future, “not more of the same.”.READ MORE: Rajan Sawhney enters UCP leadership race.If elected, she promised to launch a public inquiry into Alberta’s COVID-19 response..“We can’t move past the pandemic until we address some of the damage that’s been done,” she said..Sawhney finished in sixth place when the UCP leadership race results were announced in October. .READ MORE: BREAKING: UCP leadership race going to third ballot.The race to become Alberta premier went to a third ballot after none of the six candidates reached more than 50% support on the second..The leader after the second ballots were counted was Smith with 41.4%. Former Alberta finance minister Travis Toews was second with 29.7%, UCP MLA Brian Jean (Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche) was third with 11.3%, independent MLA Todd Loewen (Central Peace-Notley) came fourth with 7.7%, former children’s services minister Rebecca Schulz was fifth with 7.3%, and Sawhney trailed the pack with 2.7%.
