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Forgive me.

I am writing another column on the United Conservative Party. To be more specific, another column on the leadership race for the UCP.

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But, hey, it’s August, the political dog days of summer. And, hey, the UCP leadership race is the most entertaining political game in town.

From time to time between now and leadership election day Oct. 28, I hope to sit down with the leadership candidates for a chat.

My first was on Friday with former Progressive Conservative leader Jason Kenney over coffee (I had tea) at the new Hyatt Place Hotel in downtown Edmonton.

Kenney was friendly but wary. In the past month, I’ve questioned some of his campaign statements and he, in turn, took a run at me last week in a 10-part tweet.

He insists on saying that 95 per cent of PC members voted for unity and I insist on pointing out only 55 per cent of registered PC members bothered to cast a vote.

At one point, we did tread on this topic, but ended up on the same merry-go-round where he sees the glass as 95 per cent full and I wonder if it’s 45 per cent empty.