Former campaign manager for UCP leadership candidate fined
Posted Feb 26, 2019 6:17 pm.
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EDMONTON – A former campaign manager for a United Conservative Party leadership candidate has been fined 15-thousand dollars.
Alberta’s election commissioner has levied the penalties against Cameron Davies, who helped run Jeff Callaway’s campaign in 2017.
The penalties are for obstruction of an investigation.
No details of the probe have been released.
Davies declined to comment but his lawyer says they plan to appeal.
Callaway was one of four candidates who ran to head up the U-C-P, which was formed after a merger of the Progressive Conservative and Wildrose parties.
Jason Kenney won the leadership.
Last year, questions arose after a recording was made public in which U-C-P insiders discussed Callaway running a “kamikaze” campaign for Kenney, attacking key rival candidate Brian Jean and allowing Kenney to float above the fray.
Callaway joined the race and indeed attacked Jean, who had been the leader of the Wildrose.
He accused Jean of poorly managing caucus funds and losing touch with the grassroots.
He then dropped out before voting day to support Kenney.
Both Kenney and Callaway have denied engaging in such a scheme.
