The Pollcast: Is Jason Kenney's bid to unite the Alberta right about to begin?
Host Éric Grenier is joined by pollster Janet Brown and the Edmonton Journal's Graham Thomson
The CBC Pollcast, hosted by CBC poll analyst Éric Grenier, explores the world of electoral politics, political polls and the trends they reveal.
If Jason Kenney is named the next leader of the Alberta Progressive Conservatives on March 18, it could mark the end of the once dominant Alberta PCs — and the beginning of a campaign that could result in a single Alberta Conservative Party taking on the governing New Democrats in 2019.
But while the chances of Kenney succeeding in achieving his short-term goal look good, his longer term aim of merging the PCs with Wildrose, a party led by Brian Jean, the leader of the Official Opposition in the Alberta legislature, will not be so simple.
To help break down the state of Alberta politics and what to expect in the coming months, Pollcast host Éric Grenier is joined by Alberta pollster Janet Brown and Graham Thomson, columnist for the Edmonton Journal.
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