Are the feds trying to take over Alberta?

It seems to me that the federal PCs are trying to take over Alberta Conservatives. First we had Jim Prentice come in and try to save the PCs. I really thought that if anyone could do it, he could. Alas, he told Albertans to look in the mirror and said he would run $21 billion in deficits in three years.  But, Albertans had had enough of the PC lies, propaganda, and negative attack ads and voted NDP instead. The biggest surprise was probably that the Wildrose Party came in substantially ahead of the PCs and formed the official opposition.

One of the reasons I supported Wildrose was that some of their MLAs stood their ground and, instead of betraying their supporters as Smith did, they remained true to their roots.

One of the reasons I was leery of supporting Wildrose was Brian Jean. A federal PC, he retired after eight years with a federal pension to return to private practise. Conveniently, this was just prior to Danielle Smith crossing the floor to join the PCs. Just as Prentice came back from private practice to lead the PCs so, too, did Jean (although Jean never really had any time to do much in-between) return to politics.

The Wildrose Party was in disarray so it was easy for Jean, with federal PC backing, to take over the leadership of Wildrose. I never trusted him or the circumstances he returned to politics in.

Then we had Jason Kenny leave federal politics to take over the leadership of the provincial PCs. There was never any question he would win as he, too, had the backing of the powerful federal PCs as well as being a slick politician, organizer, and fundraiser.

Follow that by the merger talks and now the agreement in principle to merge.

So, Prentice, Jean, and Kenny. All feds and all trying to save the provincial PCs at any cost.

Let there be no question, the “merger” is not a merge; it is a takeover by the federal PCs. I found it most interesting that the Alberta masses oppose both Jean and Kenny as the leader of the combined party. If it happens, who will be the leader? Rona Ambrose maybe? Another fed?

Eugene Eklund

Whitecourt, AB