I opine about the challenges facing Alberta's Conservative Party. A few days ago I noted here the reflections of Prof. Bliss who suggested a scenario in which the federal conservatives may the be moving towards a "natural governing party." The Alberta experience shows it is not always all it is made out to be. On the other hand, I suspect there are many partisans who would say that if a big internal renewal process (as happens every 30 years or so in Alberta when the governing coalition reinvents itself, and then continues governing for the next 30 or so years) is what is required, they would take it.
Anyways, that's fodder for another day. The consensus needs to be rebuilt before we need to figure out what to do with it. As I note in my column, " The ability of the victor to hold the party's fiscon-socon consensus/coalition together and then broaden its appeal is the key first step if a real revolution in Alberta politics is to take place."
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