Danielle Smith, former leader of the Wildrose Party, has confirmed to CBC News that she will run for the United Conservative Party nomination in the Livingstone-Macleod riding.
She also confirmed that she may take a run at the UCP leadership.
Premier Jason Kenney’s hold on the party will be determined next month in a leadership review by mail-in ballot.
Smith is expected to make a formal announcement tomorrow morning.
The former Official Opposition leader left the Wildrose Party in 2014 when she crossed the floor to join Jim Prentice’s ruling Progressive Conservatives. She brought with her eight members of the Wildrose Party.
At the time, she defended her
