Alberta’s Vote Will Test American-style Far-Right Politics
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Voters in Alberta, the epicenter of conservative politics in Canada, will select a new provincial government on Monday.
Before the pandemic, the governing United Conservative Party appeared to have a firm hold on power. But last year, large and angry demonstrations against pandemic restrictions and against vaccine mandates helped spark a trucker convoy in the province .
The convoy spread east, paralyzing Canada’s capital, Ottawa, and blocking vital crossings with the United States, including a bridge linking Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, disrupting billions of dollars in trade.
A small group of social conservatives within the United Conservatives ousted their leader, Jason Kenney, ending his premiership, after the government refused to lift pandemic measures.
Source: The New York Times
