<sod > In a news conference with Rodney by his side, Kenney said he hoped Premier Rachel Notley will call a byelection to be held before Christmas, so he could "enter the legislature without delay as the leader of the Opposition." "I feel it's my responsibility to do so," he told reporters at the downtown Hyatt Regency hotel.< eod>< sod > In a news conference with Rodney by his side, Kenney said he hoped Premier Rachel Notley will call a byelection to be held before Christmas, so he could "enter the legislature without delay as the leader of the Opposition." "I feel it's my responsibility to do so," he told reporters at the downtown Hyatt Regency hotel. "There is a constitutional responsibility for the Opposition to be prepared to be an alternative government.< eod>