Referencing her defection from the Wildrose Party, Brian Jean notes that in 2014 “her entire caucus was falling apart” because of her lack of leadership, he says. “People were already leaving.”

He was also speaking regarding Danielle Smith’s support for the Sovereignty Act, pushed by UCP members “who want to talk about blowing things up. They want things to happen even if they’re chaotic, even if they don’t work. That’s what worries me about what’s happening in this vote.”