Alberta's UCP gathers to carve out party's pre-election identity

Red Deer — Conservatives from the provincial and federal political scenes have converged on Red Deer this weekend for the United Conservative Party’s founding convention. 
It’s the first time party members have come together since voting former Calgary Conservative MP Jason Kenney leader in October. 
Kenney wants the gathering to hot-wire conservative energy throughout Canada. Policies approved over the weekend will “inform like-minded free-enterprise parti