The Canadian Alliance Party of Canada voted overwhelming in favour of merging with the Progressive Conservatives earlier today. It's looking like the Progressive Conservative Party will also vote to ratify the merge. The two parties will form the new Conservative Party of Canada.
Although I don't like the politics of the Canadian Alliance Party, I'm in favour of this "unite the right" campaign. As it stands, Canada is essentially a single party country. With a divided right, there is no chance of another party winning more seats in parliament than Paul Martin's gang. How democratic is that? Every so often we'll march to the polls with the only question being whether the Liberals will win a majority or minority government. A second option keeps the Liberal Party honest. That benefits all Canadians.
