Jason Kenney's long campaign to unite Alberta's PC and Wildrose parties had one consistent theme: the pressing need to "restore the Alberta advantage." But "the Alberta advantage" doesn't tell us what used to make the province better. The party's policy braintrust has circulated a draft policy book to serve as a starting point for the grassroots discussion. But the UCP policy draft gives few indications of how public spending might be reined in for four or five years. The UCP policy debate might not matter if you simply assume the party and its leader can't possibly lose the next provincial election.

Source: CBC News January 26, 2018 13:01 UTC