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Question: Do you support the merger of the Reform Party and Progressive Conservative Party to form the United Alternative Party? / Est-ce que vous soutenez la fusion du Parti réformiste et du Parti progressiste-conservateur pour former le Parti unitaire alternatif?
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MAINEiac4434
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« on: April 14, 2017, 07:47:18 PM »
« edited: April 15, 2017, 09:16:57 AM by MAINEiac4434 »


The logo of the proposed party

Following the election of Jim Prentice as Progressive Conservative leader, the very future of the conservative movement relied on the proposed merger vote by PC Party members. While the Reformers passed their referendum near unanimously, there were questions about whether the PCs would. Leadership finalist Scott Brison continued to threaten to cross the floor to the Liberals (which would bring them ever-closer to a majority government). Former Prime Minister Joe Clark announced his opposition, along with several PC Senators and innumerable provincial politicians.

The Yes Campaign: Led by Jim Prentice and Elsie Wayne, with support from some Red Tories like Greg Thompson and Peter MacKay, the yes campaign seeks to merge the Progressive Conservatives and Reform into the United Alternative. It's frequently noted by the Yes campaign that Reform agreed to allow PCs to keep socially liberal views and vote their conscience in parliament, even if it goes against the united party's platform. They also note that two right-of-center parties make dethroning the Liberal Party nearly impossible.

The No Campaign: Led by Scott Brison and Joe Clark, with support from conservatives like David Orchard and many senators, the No campaign fears that a united party would be too far to the right, move the party's base too far west and leave the Liberals virtually unopposed  in Quebec, Ontario and Atlantic Canada, that a united party would shame socially liberal MPs into voting the party line, and would leave centrists with no choice but the Liberals.

Two days, then we're on to the election of 2002!
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« Reply #1 on: April 14, 2017, 08:09:45 PM »

Yes, time for unity.
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« Reply #2 on: April 14, 2017, 08:13:24 PM »

Yes

Will there be an open leadership election for the UAP if the merger passes?
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MAINEiac4434
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« Reply #3 on: April 14, 2017, 08:16:52 PM »

Yes

Will there be an open leadership election for the UAP if the merger passes?
I should've addressed this in the main post.

Prentice and Manning will become co-leaders. If the UA wins in 2002, Manning will be Prime Minister for two years and then replace Chrétien as Governor General with Prentice assuming the Premiership for the remainder of the term. There will be an open Leadership Election in 2006 heading into the next election (unless the government collapses early).
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MAINEiac4434
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« Reply #4 on: April 14, 2017, 10:35:45 PM »

Oh, and if no wins Prentice resigns as leader and Clark retakes the reigns of the party for the next election.
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« Reply #5 on: April 15, 2017, 03:06:56 PM »

No! A strategic alliance should be considered, and I believe Brison and Clark will be willing to negotiate such a deal. Even if not, we cannot allow the party of classical liberalism and Joe Clark to become the party of extremism and Manning.
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MAINEiac4434
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« Reply #6 on: April 17, 2017, 10:10:18 AM »

The PC Party rejects the merger proposal. Both Reform and the PCs will enter the next election as separate parties. Jim Prentice has resigned and is replaced by Joe Clark.
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