The former federal minister is the perceived frontrunner to lead this new party fusing Alberta's Wildrose and Tory oppositions, but no matter which
candidate succeeds, UCP will have a leader prone to
jousting outside the provincial lines.
Democratic
candidate Bill de Blasio, Republican and Conservative
candidate Nicole Malliotakis and independent
candidate Bo Dietl
jousted, interrupted, ignored and even debated each other last night, participating in the first of two
candidate debates mandated by the Campaign Finance Board.