And all the Alliance's would-be leaders favour an Albertan-style single-rate federal income tax (of 17%).
ECONOMIST: Alberta??s advantage poses some questions for Canada
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The Alliance is a bold effort to reshape Canada's right by merging Reform, a federal neo-conservative party of Albertan origin, with sections of the Progressive Conservatives.
ECONOMIST: Alberta??s advantage poses some questions for Canada
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More surprising, perhaps, is that over the past few years the Albertan agenda, rather than that of Quebec, has come to dominate Canada's national political debate.
ECONOMIST: Alberta??s advantage poses some questions for Canada