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]

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 byHarry B. Chase
Succeeded byStephanie McLean
Personal details
Born (1960-05-05) May 5, 1960
near Tillsonburg, Ontario
Political partyProgressive Conservative (2012–2014)
Independent (2014)
Progressive Conservative (2014-present)
Alma materWilfrid Laurier University
University of Western Ontario
ProfessionBusinesswoman, Philanthropist

On October 25, 2012, Kennedy-Glans was one of eight PC MLA and cabinet members who accompanied then Premier Allison Redford on a flight in a government fleet aircraft to attend a PC party fundraiser in Grande Prairie on October 25, 2012.[5] In his 2014 report, then provincial Auditor General Merwan Saher found Redford's use of government fleet aircraft for partisan purposes to be inappropriate.[5]

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.[6] She officially rejoined the PC caucus on September 17, 2014, after Jim Prentice assumed the leadership of the party.[7]

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 Annual General Meeting, saying: "Right now, politics in Alberta is polarizing and there is limited opportunity for centrist voices to be heard."[8] 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.[9]

Election results
2012 Alberta general election: Calgary-Varsity
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeDonna Kennedy-Glans8,09945.90+9.22
WildroseRob Solinger4,62426.21+19.06
LiberalBruce Payne3,61420.48-26.85
New DemocraticJackie Seidel8174.63+1.00
Alberta PartyAlex McBrien2551.45
EvergreenCarl Svoboda2341.33-3.87
Total valid votes 17,64399.30-0.11
Rejected, spoiled and declined 1240.70 +0.11
Eligible electors / turnout 29,68859.85 +15.21
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +18.04
Source(s)
Elections Alberta. "Electoral Division Results: Calgary-Varsity". Retrieved 13 June 2018.

References
  1. Alberta Election 2012: Riding-by-riding results. The Globe and Mail, April 23, 2012.
  2. "Calgary-Varsity - CBC News | Elections Alberta - Divisions". Archived from the original on 6 May 2015.
  3. "Alberta's Redford shakes up cabinet". Global News. 13 December 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  4. "Alberta Cabinet swearing-in ceremony - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  5. "Redford's 'aura of power' led to misuse of public money, Alberta AG says". CBC. 7 August 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  6. "Alberta PC associate minister Donna Kennedy-Glans quits in another blow to Alison Redford’s already shaky leadership". National Post, March 17, 2014.
  7. "Kennedy-Glans returns to Alberta PC caucus". Global News. 17 September 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  8. "Two female candidates quit Alberta Progressive Conservative leadership race - The Globe and Mail".
  9. "Battle for the centre: After Kenney's unite-the-right win, where will progressives go?". CBC. 20 March 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2017.


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