The Strange Death of Liberal Alberta

After a slow decline, the first party to govern Alberta is finally collapsing

Alberta Liberal leader David Swann reacts to Calgary MLA Dave Taylor's resignation from the Liberal caucus in April 2010, with MLAs Bridget Pastoor, Laurie Blakeman, Kevin Taft and Hugh MacDonald in the background. (Dave Cournoyer)

The Alberta Liberal Party announced on Aug. 15 that its planned upcoming leadership race would be called off, as not a singl…