Alexandra Noad

Lethbridge Herald

Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

A name from Alberta’s political past has been resurrected – at least somewhat – thanks to a pair of ousted former UCP caucus members.

In late August, members of the provincial Alberta Party voted 94 per cent in favour of changing its name to the Alberta Progressive Conservative Party after teaming up with Scott Sinclair, MLA of Lesser Slave Lake, and Peter Guthrie, MLA of Airdrie Cochrane.

The pair were working on reviving the Progressive Conservative party in July after both were expelled from the UCP caucus earlier in the year. They have been serving as independent members of the Legislative Assembly ever since.

They were collecting signatures in hopes of getting enough to submit to Elections Alberta, under the i

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