Remember the Western Block Party? Or the Western Canada Independence Party? Or the Separation Party of Alberta? All right wing parties fearful of immigrants, French-Canadians, socialism, non-Christians, Gays & Lesbians, and resentful of Ontario & Quebec.

Social Credit, Reform, Wild Rose, and the new united federal Conservative party all fall into this political area of the right. They're the Rednecks Brian Mulroney once described as always present and in need of being marginalized.

It's a shame that Albertans can't weed out these sexist, racist, and bigoted members. To watch two women quit the PC leadership race ought to have shamed them, but apparently not. And Notley actually is behaving well as a provincial leader making the strident criticism of her bizarre.

I suspect the Liberals will all be laughing when the new Tory leader is picked. Some social conservative buffoon from West who speaks no French but has a cache of embarrassing posts from the past on social media.