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Forty-nine more days.

It’s barely a blip in the winter, a span long enough for only two more full moons to appear.

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Or, for the less astronomically inclined, less than one-quarter of a season for the Oilers and Flames.

Whether you mark time by the moon or Connor McDavid, 49 days is all that remains before an election campaign could be underway in Alberta.

Let that sink in.

Unfortunately, without fixed election dates, we don’t yet know when the vote will be called.

The decision rests solely with Premier Rachel Notley, and so far she isn’t giving hints except to confirm it will occur during the time frame mandated by provincial legislation.

That legislation calls for elections every four years between March 1 and May 31. The choice of the earliest date would mean the writ could be dropped as soon as Feb. 1, just seven weeks away.

If that happens, there won’t be time for the government to hold a spring session.