Report says abuse at PC Alberta event can’t be linked to a particular campaign
CALGARY — A report that follows accusations of threats and abuse at an event attended by Alberta Progressive Conservative leadership candidates last month has concluded that none of the poor behaviour could be linked with a particular campaign.
The party says in a news release that two leadership candidates, Sandra Jansen and Jason Kenney, submitted formal complaints to the party’s Leadership Election Committee in early November.
It says the candidates alleged that during the party’s policy conference in Red Deer that month, they were intimidated and harassed.
Jansen quit the leadership race not long after the conference, saying online and in-person abuse from supporters of another leadership candidate became intolerable.