Over the weekend, United Conservative Party members will gather in Edmonton to once again decide the fate of the party.

It seems that every year since the age of COVID, there have been whispers of great upheaval and behind-the-scenes efforts to elect the populist grassroots to the party board. This year, the battle lines are drawn along candidate stances on Alberta independence: candidate lists to help those who support independence choose their votes are being spread on Twitter, while lists supporting party unity are being circulated around backchannels.

If you only have one list, all it takes is a bit of deduction to figure out who goes where.

No doubt Premier Danielle Smith was hoping her pipeline deal with Mark Carney would help bolster the case for unity. Unfortunately for her, whe

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