{"id":85213,"date":"2017-01-15T20:37:15","date_gmt":"2017-01-16T01:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=85213"},"modified":"2017-01-15T20:37:15","modified_gmt":"2017-01-16T01:37:15","slug":"alberta-pc-leader-candidate-jason-kenney-challenged-on-all-sides-by-unity-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/01\/15\/alberta-pc-leader-candidate-jason-kenney-challenged-on-all-sides-by-unity-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Alberta PC leader candidate Jason Kenney challenged on all sides by unity plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_85215\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-85215\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/15895960_10154892444182641_1457660286555493571_o.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-85215\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/15895960_10154892444182641_1457660286555493571_o.jpg\" alt=\"Candidate Jason Kenney (Pictured) found himself fending off attacks from the other three candidates who say his plan to merge with the right-leaning Wildrose party is cynical and shortsighted folly. (Photo: Jason Kenney\/ Facebook)\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/15895960_10154892444182641_1457660286555493571_o.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/15895960_10154892444182641_1457660286555493571_o-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/15895960_10154892444182641_1457660286555493571_o-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/15895960_10154892444182641_1457660286555493571_o-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-85215\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Candidate Jason Kenney (Pictured) found himself fending off attacks from the other three candidates who say his plan to merge with the right-leaning Wildrose party is cynical and shortsighted folly. (Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kenneyjasont\">Jason Kenney\/ Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>EDMONTON \u2013The gloves came off at the Alberta Progressive Conservatives leadership debate in Edmonton.<\/p>\n<p>Candidate Jason Kenney found himself fending off attacks from the other three candidates who say his plan to merge with the right-leaning Wildrose party is cynical and shortsighted folly.<\/p>\n<p>PC legislature member Richard Starke, while not accusing Kenney by name, told the crowd he will not stand by while Wildrose forces try to infiltrate the party and destroy it.<\/p>\n<p>Former PC legislature member Stephen Khan says unity is a contrived and hollow promise that will instead end the progressive party created by former premier Peter Lougheed.<\/p>\n<p>Calgary lawyer Byron Nelson says Kenney&#8217;s belief that a merged conservative movement will end vote splitting is too simplistic and will instead result in another win for Premier Rachel Notley&#8217;s NDP.<\/p>\n<p>Kenney, however, says unity is critical because it is imperative to dethrone an NDP government he says is doing great damage to the economy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EDMONTON \u2013The gloves came off at the Alberta Progressive Conservatives leadership debate in Edmonton. 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