Alberta’s United Conservative Party (UCP) has filed a lawsuit against two former caucus members who want to form a party under the “progressive conservative” banner, arguing the branding legally belongs to the UCP and that its use would mislead voters.
The United Conservative Association, the society that operates the UCP, filed a lawsuit in the Court of King’s Bench of Alberta on Nov. 7 against former caucus members MLA Peter Guthrie and MLA Scott Sinclair over their plans to “revive” the Progressive Conservative Party of Alberta.
Guthrie and Sinclair, who were expelled from the UCP caucus earlier this year, have signalled plans to launch a new party under the Progressive Conservative Party of Alberta (PC Alberta) banner. The pair initially considered forming a party from scratch but later said they would join the Alberta Party, aiming to eventually rename it “Progressive Conservative.”…