Bleak future could see Liberals shut out completely in Alberta for a decade, says pollster Lyle

With Liberal fortunes on the decline in the Western provinces, one pollster says the party could be shut out of Alberta for a decade.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with the press on Oct. 23 in Ottawa, the first time since he won a minority government. Mr. Trudeau was peppered with questions of Western alienation after the Conservatives nearly swept the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan and he was forced to bid farewell to two high-profile cabinet ministers from the region.The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

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BY PALAK MANGAT

November 4, 2019

With a long-term rebuild for the Liberals needed after the party's shutout in Alberta and Saskatchewan, the party could fail to pick up any seats in at least one Western province for a decade, one pollster says. Speaking to

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