RED DEER, ALTA. – In her speech before 6,000 United Conservatives on Saturday, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith didn’t allude much to the leadership review that members will be voting on over the course of the day, but she did make a clear plea for party unity.

“Let us remain united as a party and as a movement,” Smith said to the crowd. “But let us not sink to the level of our opponents by attacking or vilifying one another, or breaking into factions and working with leftists to bring down our movement.”