Fildebrandt started out the day in a defensive posture, saying there was nothing wrong with renting out his subsidized Edmonton apartment through Airbnb when he wasn't using it. He later apologized.
Caucus members from Alberta's two conservative parties got together for the first time on Monday, July 24, 2017, but one Progressive Conservative bowed out before the joint meeting even took place.
An ex-minister in Stephen Harper's federal Conservative cabinet, Jason Kenney first floated the unite-the-right idea last year when he announced his bid to lead the provincial Tories.
Alberta Progressive Conservative Leader Jason Kenney says the wheels are in motion on his unite-the-right plan, with the goal of a new party and an elected leader in place a year from now.
Alberta's Progressive Conservative board of directors will meet with leader Jason Kenney today to map out a plan to work out a merger with the Wildrose party.