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Alberta ready for bloc-style federal party, says former MLA

CBC Canada · September 16, 2026 at 8:00 a.m.

Alberta ready for bloc-style federal party, says former MLA

A former Alberta provincial MLA is working to form a new federal party that would focus on Alberta's issues and sovereignty in the House of Commons — similar to the mandate of the Bloc Quebecois.

Drew Barnes sat as a Wildrose and United Conservative MLA in provincial politics.

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