Sandra Jansen

Jason Kenney is neither very well liked nor much trusted, even by his own supporters, but the Alberta conservative political establishment is prepared to roll the dice to see him win.

Today is the deadline for new entries into the PC Party leadership race and it sounds as if the party executive has taken the side of one candidate -- Jason Kenney.

There have been rumblings of moves within the PC Party to force former leadership candidate Sandra Jansen out for being too progressive for a Conservative.

Kenney wants to merge the Alberta PC and Wildrose parties, putting him at odds with the other provincial leadership candidates.

Alberta Opposition leader's dystopic vision of Alberta may not match reality, but it's red meat to the Wildrose base.

Forget about uniting the right for the moment. Maybe it's time to start talking about uniting the left again!

The Alberta Liberal Party, meanwhile, has now set timelines for a leadership race of its own.

It's been a slow night in Alberta politics. The only buzz is that today's the day PC MLA Sandra Jansen will announce her bid for the PC Party leadership.

There are likely to be many who argue Carey Hogan's resume is too thin for a senior position of such importance. Others will say he is extremely bright and savvy about social media.

Given the far-out social conservative beliefs of the front-runner in the race to lead the Alberta PCs, his slogan should really be "Forward to the Fifties with Jason Kenney!"