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Its policies called for lower taxes, more efficiency and less spending and push-back against the [[Justin Trudeau|Trudeau]] [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]] government in Ottawa.  It condemned current Alberta NDP Premier [[Rachel Notley]] for her poor management of the province (including the imposition of a carbon tax on the public<ref>[http://calgaryherald.com/news/politics/majority-of-albertans-remain-opposed-to-ndps-carbon-tax-poll Majority of Albertans remain opposed to NDP's carbon tax: poll] at the ''Calgary Herald''</ref>), her embracing of [[social justice]] causes (including embracing "[[climate change]]" alarmism and attacks on the oil industry and the Alberta oilsands<ref>[http://calgaryherald.com/news/politics/braid-ndp-needs-to-heed-widespread-rejection-of-climate-change-plan Braid: NDP needs to heed widespread rejection of climate-change plan] at the ''Calgary Herald''</ref>) and the over $35 billion provincial deficit, which has more than doubled under the NDP and is higher now than under any previous Alberta government.<ref>[http://www.debtclock.ca/provincial-debtclocks/alberta/ Alberta provincial debt clock]</ref>

Its policies called for lower taxes, more efficiency and less spending and push-back against the [[Justin Trudeau|Trudeau]] [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]] government in Ottawa.  It condemned current Alberta NDP Premier [[Rachel Notley]] for her poor management of the province (including the imposition of a carbon tax on the public<ref>[http://calgaryherald.com/news/politics/majority-of-albertans-remain-opposed-to-ndps-carbon-tax-poll Majority of Albertans remain opposed to NDP's carbon tax: poll] at the ''Calgary Herald''</ref>), her embracing of [[social justice]] causes (including embracing "[[climate change]]" alarmism and attacks on the oil industry and the Alberta oilsands<ref>[http://calgaryherald.com/news/politics/braid-ndp-needs-to-heed-widespread-rejection-of-climate-change-plan Braid: NDP needs to heed widespread rejection of climate-change plan] at the ''Calgary Herald''</ref>) and the over $35 billion provincial deficit, which has more than doubled under the NDP and is higher now than under any previous Alberta government.<ref>[http://www.debtclock.ca/provincial-debtclocks/alberta/ Alberta provincial debt clock]</ref>

On May 18, 2017, a merger between the Wildrose Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta was announced. A vote to ratify the merger was held on July 22, 2017, with 95% of the membership of both parties voting in favor of the merger. The newly-merged party will be known as the [[United Conservative Party]] and will hold a leadership convention on October 17, 2017.<ref>[http://edmontonjournal.com/news/politics/alberta-conservative-unity-one-step-closer Wildrose-PC members to vote on new united party July 22] at the ''Edmonton Journal''</ref>

On May 18, 2017, a merger between the Wildrose Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta was announced. A vote to ratify the merger was held on July 22, 2017, with 95% of the membership of both parties voting in favor of the merger. The newly merged party will be known as the [[United Conservative Party]] and will hold a leadership convention on October 17, 2017.<ref>[http://edmontonjournal.com/news/politics/alberta-conservative-unity-one-step-closer Wildrose-PC members to vote on new united party July 22] at the ''Edmonton Journal''</ref>

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