How We Elect Our Leader in Alberta

As you may be aware by the headlines, our province, the Province of Alberta, is in the throws of electing a new leader for the reigning PC Party. But this isn't just any ordinary let's-elect-a-leader-for-our-party convention, the leader-elect is assured to be leader of the Government of Alberta.

Please read the below carefully.

Here's a few snippets from Wikipedia:

• Candidates are approved by public referendum


• Citizens over sixteen years of age who have not been found guilty of a criminal offense can vote


• Individual vote totals, which are invariably high, are not verified by non-partisan, independent, or non-state organs and observers


• The elected leader of the party is automatically considered leader of the government, opposition, though constitutionally recognized, is largely inconsequential


• Members of the Party elect the leader through popular vote, not ordinary citizens


• The government has full fiscal and administrative responsibility for the health care of its citizens


• Government has had one-party rule for decades

To be honest, I couldn't find a PC Party Wikipedia entry, so the above comes from the Wikipedia article on the Cuban Government.

There is one main difference, however. Our current, and our next leader, will not have a beard.