And then there were two.
The Mail has learned that Todd Pawsey, who was running to be the candidate for the United Conservative Party (UCP) in the spring 2019 provincial election, has been disqualified from running.
Pawsey says in a Facebook post, that earlier this week complaints against his candidacy were lodged against him. These purportedly came from accusations of inappropriate Facebook posts.
“In the letter from head office, it stated that the Leader Kenney wanted to weed out those who had "bozo eruptions" or fostered hate speech... reminiscent of the famous 2012 "lake of fire" comments that the Wild Rose had made. Well those of you who know me, know full well that I am not capable of either, and had ran an ethical and honest campaign and stayed positive and respectful to my opponents,” Pawsey wrote on social media.
Pawsey works for the County of Paint Earth as a development officer. He went on to say that Nate Horner has his support to be the candidate for Drumheller-Stettler.
Drumheller-Stettler UCP Constituency Association president Dave Mohl said this was a provincial disqualification, not from the local constituency association.
The poll opened for voting this morning in Provost and will close Saturday, September 29 in Hanna. www.drumhellermail.com will be reporting the results as they are released.
