Alberta's newest political party will be called the Wildrose Independence Party of Alberta — the result of an agreed merger between the Freedom Conservative Party and Wexit Alberta. Rick Northey, president of the Freedom Conservative Party of Alberta, said 1,063 members of his party were eligible to vote. Former Wildrose MLA Derek Fildebrandt led the Freedom Conservative Party in last year's election, but the party won no seats and he resigned. During the last election, the Freedom Conservative Party and another separatist party, the Alberta Independence Party, received a combined one per cent of the vote, Bratt noted. Wexit Alberta distinct from federal partyWexit Alberta is a provincial political organization, distinct from Wexit Canada, a federal party.

Source: CBC News June 30, 2020 21:45 UTC