Donna Kennedy-Glans

Donna Kennedy-Glans (born May 5, 1960) is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Calgary-Varsity from April 2012 to May 2015.[1][2] She was elected initially as a member of the Progressive Conservative caucus, and chaired the all-party Standing Committee on Resource Stewardship. On December 13, 2013, she was sworn into the Cabinet of Alberta to fill the newly created post of Associate Minister – Electricity and Renewable Energy.[3]

For the rugby player, see Donna Kennedy.

Donna Kennedy-Glans
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary Varsity
In office April 23, 2012 – May 5, 2015
Preceded by	Harry B. Chase
Succeeded by	Stephanie McLean
Personal details
Born	(1960-05-05) May 5, 1960 near Tillsonburg, Ontario
Political party	Progressive Conservative (2012–2014) Independent (2014) Progressive Conservative (2014-present)
Alma mater	Wilfrid Laurier University University of Western Ontario
Profession	Businesswoman, Philanthropist

Kennedy-Glans announced that she was resigning from cabinet and leaving the PC caucus to sit as an independent on March 17, 2014, in protest against the leadership of Alison Redford.[4] She officially rejoined the PC caucus on September 17, 2014, after Jim Prentice assumed the leadership of the party.[5]

Kennedy-Glans declared as a candidate for the leadership of the Alberta Progressive Conservative Party. She withdrew her candidacy in a letter to supporters on November 8, 2016, following the party's AGM saying: "Right now, politics in Alberta is polarizing and there is limited opportunity for centrist voices to be heard."[6] Following Jason Kenney's Progressive Conservative leadership victory Kennedy-Glans announced, that 10 days prior to the vote, she had been named to his transition team.[7]

Controversy

Kennedy-Glans was embroiled in the Redford PC Government misuse of Government planes.[8] Kennedy-Glans was one of several Tory MLA's engaged in misuse of Government resources, when they used a Government plane to attend a PC party fundraiser in Grande Prairie on Oct. 25, 2012.[9]

Election results

2012 Alberta general election: Calgary-Varsity
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Donna Kennedy-Glans	8,099	45.90	+9.22
	Wildrose	Rob Solinger	4,624	26.21	+19.06
	Liberal	Bruce Payne	3,614	20.48	-26.85
	New Democratic	Jackie Seidel	817	4.63	+1.00
	Alberta Party	Alex McBrien	255	1.45
	Evergreen	Carl Svoboda	234	1.33	-3.87
Total valid votes			17,643	99.30	-0.11
Rejected, spoiled and declined			124	0.70	+0.11
Eligible electors / Turnout			29,688	59.85	+15.21
	Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing		+18.04
Source(s) Elections Alberta. "Electoral Division Results: Calgary-Varsity". Retrieved 2018-06-13.

References

1. Alberta Election 2012: Riding-by-riding results. The Globe and Mail, April 23, 2012.
2. http://www.cbc.ca/news/elections/alberta-votes/divisions/calgary-varsity-1.3009825
3. "Alberta's Redford shakes up cabinet". Global News. December 13, 2013. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
4. "Alberta PC associate minister Donna Kennedy-Glans quits in another blow to Alison Redford’s already shaky leadership". National Post, March 17, 2014.
5. "Kennedy-Glans returns to Alberta PC caucus". Global News. September 17, 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
6. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/alberta/two-female-candidates-quit-alberta-progressive-conservative-leadership-race/article32740647/
7. "Battle for the centre: After Kenney's unite-the-right win, where will progressives go?". CBC. March 20, 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
8. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alison-redford-used-public-money-inappropriately-ag-says-1.2730213
9. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/partisan-use-of-government-planes-not-touched-in-alberta-review-critics-say-1.2824059

External links

• Donna Kennedy-Glans