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Former prime minister Stephen Harper says he’s joined the provincial Progressive Conservative party in order to back Jason Kenney, and he’s urging Wildrose members to do the same.

Harper made the comments in a new fundraising letter for Kenney, the former MP running on a platform of merging the PCs with the Wildrose in a new party, calling his former lieutenant “a fierce campaigner.”

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“That’s why I’ve purchased a membership in the provincial Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta to vote for Jason Kenney to become its next leader,” he wrote in the appeal.

If you are a Wildrose member, you can still purchase a PC Alberta membership to vote for Jason Kenney and his plan for conservative unity

In the letter, Harper urges individuals to donate to Kenney’s campaign and buy party memberships, making a particular reference to Wildrose supporters.

“If you are a Wildrose member, you can still purchase a PC Alberta membership to vote for Jason Kenney and his plan for conservative unity,” writes Harper.

“In fact, many of my friends hold a membership in both parties today, just as they did when we merged the federal PC Party and Canadian Alliance.”