Donna Kennedy-Glans

Donna Marie 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][4]

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	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.[5] She officially rejoined the PC caucus on September 17, 2014, after Jim Prentice assumed the leadership of the party.[6]

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."[7] 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.[8]

Controversy

Kennedy-Glans was embroiled in the Redford PC Government misuse of Government planes.[9] 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.[10]

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 Cabinet swearing-in ceremony - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
5. "Alberta PC associate minister Donna Kennedy-Glans quits in another blow to Alison Redford’s already shaky leadership". National Post, March 17, 2014.
6. "Kennedy-Glans returns to Alberta PC caucus". Global News. September 17, 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
7. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/alberta/two-female-candidates-quit-alberta-progressive-conservative-leadership-race/article32740647/
8. "Battle for the centre: After Kenney's unite-the-right win, where will progressives go?". CBC. March 20, 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
9. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alison-redford-used-public-money-inappropriately-ag-says-1.2730213
10. 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