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What we know so far: Timeline of the United Conservative ‘kamikaze campaign’ investigation

Alberta’s election commissioner has been carrying out an investigation into “irregular financial contributions” during the United Conservatives’ 2017 leadership race, but details are scant, and the affair has raised more questions than answers.

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From left: Brian Jean, Jason Kenney, and Jeff Callaway were all contenders in the leadership race for the United Conservative Party in 2017.

EDMONTON—Alberta’s election commissioner has been carrying out an investigation into “irregular financial contributions” during the United Conservatives’ 2017 leadership race, but details are scant, and the affair has raised more questions than answers.

Commissioner Lorne Gibson is bound by legislation to not talk publicly or release many details about the investigation, which focuses on the money former UCP leadership candidate Jeff Callaway brought in for his campaign. He has faced allegations that his candidacy was used by now-leader Jason Kenney as a “kamikaze mission” so that Callaway could attack Kenney’s biggest opponent, Brian Jean.

Kieran Leavitt

Kieran Leavitt is an Edmonton-based political reporter for the Toronto Star. Follow him on Twitter: @kieranleavitt.

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