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As Albertans continue to soak up the second half of a summer filled with patios, barbecues, campfires and festivals, it pains me to intrude on the bliss with a political public service announcement.

For those still recovering from the hyper-partisan slugfest that was the provincial election, here’s your warning the over-the top sequel is just around the corner.

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Six weeks are all that remain until the federal election race officially gets underway, when lawn chairs will be replaced with lawn signs, and the airwaves will be ablaze with attack ads.

While many of you probably aren’t eager to think about this just yet, here are some cocktail-sipping questions to ponder about how the federal race could play out in Alberta.

Will the election be at all competitive in Alberta?

Though polls show a very close race nationally, it’s increasingly hard to imagine Alberta’s 34-seat electoral map ending in anything but a solid wall of Tory blue.