An ex-minister in Stephen Harper's federal Conservative cabinet, Jason Kenney first floated the unite-the-right idea last year when he announced his bid to lead the provincial Tories.
Alberta Progressive Conservative Leader Jason Kenney says the wheels are in motion on his unite-the-right plan, with the goal of a new party and an elected leader in place a year from now.
Alberta's Progressive Conservative board of directors will meet with leader Jason Kenney today to map out a plan to work out a merger with the Wildrose party.
The surprise announcement came the same day that Wildrose Leader Brian Jean opened the door to uniting with the Tories in order to defeat NDP Premier Rachel Notley.
The local man, who’s a well-known protester, waved his red hat for much of the hour-long event at the University of Calgary. It came at the end of a two-day cabinet retreat in the southern Alberta.
Notley didn't mention Trudeau by name, but touted the recent approval of pipelines and said the oilsands will power the global economy for generations to come.
Alberta’s conservative parties, two stubborn rams of provincial politics for almost a decade, appear poised to lock horns once again in 2017. An entirely new entity may emerge once the dust settles.
A coalition of Quebec business organizations and large unions came out in defence of Energy East, while the leader of Alberta's Wildrose Party Brian Jean accused Coderre of meddling in the process.
The Pembina Institute has released a series of FAQs dispelling myths and misinformation about Alberta's carbon tax, what some say are being used to "attack the carbon tax for being a carbon tax."