The fact that we look at the leadership vote as the vote for the Premiership says a lot about the state of our provincial politics. There is a lot of apathy because the majority no longer identify themselves as PC.
If there is a large turnout in the next election, the PCs will lose. If there is an overwhelming apathy towards the process, the PCs will win.
It feels as though the most powerful 10 companies in the province should just form a Politburo, and be done with this democracy thing already. It doesn't matter who is elected, Prentice or McIvor, the man behind the curtain has been running the show since Klein (depending on how cynical you want to get; before). The corruption is no surprise, and it's not going to end in a one party system.
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