It is a perennial complaint in Canada that Americans do not pay much attention to what goes on up there. It’s true, of course; Canada may be America’s largest trading partner, but none of the things which commonly attract notice (revolutions, wars, coups, epidemics, that sort of thing) typically occur there, and we have more than enough political drama of our own to bother ourselves with any that might be happening in more tranquil environs. But every so often something significant happens which warrants turning our gaze north.
One such significant happening took place last week in the western province of Alberta. The ruling left-wing New Democratic Party, which has governed the province since 2015, was replaced quite decisively by a recently united conservative party. The results were not even close; the appropriately-named United Conservative Party swept 66 of the province’s 87 ridings, what Canadians call legislative seats.
