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Braid: Alberta PC Party may arise from their zombie years to challenge UCP

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Two Independent MLAs want to reboot the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta , or PC Party as they were commonly known.

Independent MLas Scott Sinclair and Peter Gurthrie will still forge ahead.

The reborn PCs would be “fiscally responsible and socially reliable,” says Guthrie .

Elections Alberta cautioned that no decision has been made on whether the party can be registered.

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semi-formal

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English

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42

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short-lived

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