Alberta Premier’s Caucus Foe Calls Him Soft on Ottawa, Gets Verbal Slap in Return

Alberta Premier’s Caucus Foe Calls Him Soft on Ottawa, Gets Verbal Slap in Return
Alberta Wildrose Leader Brian Jean and Alberta Progressive Conservative Leader Jason Kenney sign a unity deal in Edmonton on May 18, 2017. The Canadian Press/Jason Franson
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Jason Kenney’s arch-foe in caucus took his fight with the Alberta premier to the floor of the legislature Thursday and received in return a backhanded verbal slap from a cabinet minister.

Brian Jean, recently elected as a United Conservative Party member of the legislature, used his first questions in the house to suggest Kenney is failing to fight for a fair deal for the province in Confederation.