Jason Kenney takes hold of the Progressive Conservatives. Next on his to-do list: merge with another party.
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The Alberta PCs are burning. That’s fine by Jason Kenney.
Despite the drama inflaming the Alberta PCs, Jason Kenney continues to hurtle toward the party leadership—and a potential merger
One big cheque from Daryl Katz, many bigger questions in Edmonton
The Oilers’ owner faces a probe over his gift to the Alberta Tories
More Katz mega-donation headaches?
The Globe and Mail, by means of outstanding spadework, has accounted for the particulars of all of the $430,000 donated to the Alberta Progressive Conservative party in its hour of electoral need by Edmonton Oilers owner and pharmacy magnate Daryl Katz. Actually, David Ebner and Dawn Walton traced the $430,000 and then some—others with close business relationships to Katz, it turns out, contributed to the PC kitty. But even the $430,000 donated this spring, supposedly in the form of a single cheque, represents more than a quarter of the cash raised by the Tories during the 2012 election period. The party managed to raise just $1.6 million—while spending almost $4.7 million protecting its flanks from the upstart Wildrose Party.
Alberta election: an appeal to the hold-your-nose vote
The message of a third-party video making the rounds is ‘Vote PC, even if you don’t want to’
Ba-a-a-attle for the Alberta voter
The early days of the Alberta election showcase the Wildrose tacticians at their best
Mudslinging: Alberta’s latest growth industry
The dearth of attack ads in recent Alberta politics is testimony to its one-party nature
Alberta’s October surprise
The appearance of a coronation undid the front-runner in the race to lead Alberta’s Perpetual Governing Party
Alberta Kremlinology bite of the week
Preston Manning holds a two-day beauty contest for Alberta’s governing Progressive Conservatives and the surging right-wing alternative, the Wildrose Alliance. PC minister Thomas Lukaszuk agrees to attend, but suddenly discovers a “family commitment” and “other work” that make it impossible for him to show up either day. Calgary backbench MLA Kyle Fawcett is sent in his place, but is stricken with illness after the Friday session. By all accounts, the root cause of the illness may well have been the beating he received in his head-to-head debate with Wildrose leader Danielle Smith.