By The Canadian Press

Uniting Conservatives in Alberta Faces Legal Problems

Jun 23, 2016 | 7:10 AM

CALGARY: Calgary M-P Jason Kenney’s rumoured plan to come home to unite Alberta’s two right-leaning provincial parties is shaping up to be a bumpy ride.

The Alberta Conservatives say they are looking for a leader but aren’t keen on merging with the Wildrose.

The Wildrose says it’s happy with the idea of a merger, but only if party leader Brian Jean is calling the shots.

Kenney won’t comment, but has said in the past that it’s crucial for small-c conservatives to work to derail Premier Rachel Notley and her N-D-P.

Uniting the parties has legal challenges, given that merging parties under provincial rules would require the retiring party to hand its cash over to the province instead of to the conqueror.

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The bigger problem could be political.

The Wildrose movement was launched by disaffected Tories about a decade ago and the two sides have historically shown as much mutual love as two scorpions in a bottle.