James Moore

I think this moment is sort of separate from normal electoral politics.

The next federal election isn't going to be till 28, 29, I imagine.

And so whatever happens in the next three to six months will be divorced from that decision that's in the future.

And I think conservatives should sort of see it that way.

If there's a Mount Rushmore of great Albertans of all time from Confederation through until today, I don't know who all the four faces are on it, but I know that one of them is going to be Stephen Harper.

I don't know that he can't avoid having a significant role in this, even if he doesn't, you know, he's not out there stumping and campaigning and, you know, doing the whole all that sort of ritualistic stuff.

But asserting his opinion on this, I think, will be unavoidable.

I hope that he does.

I think his voice carries a lot of weight.

He is somebody who founded the Reform Party with the message of the West wants in.

He was a reform MP.

Canadian Alliance MP, Canadian Alliance leader, conservative leader, prime minister for almost a decade, ran five times, always fought for Alberta's interests, et cetera.

He can't not have a significant voice.

What's more important than just coming out and saying how you're going to vote again is saying why you're voting the way that you are.

You have to believe in the country, not just in the country if it happens to serve your political ideological interests.

You have to.

Like, I'm sorry.

You have to.

You have to.

You have to.