Keith Gerein: Political discourse in Alberta heading down a depressing path

This is not what I wanted my first column to be.
I would have much rather eased into this new gig by writing about a government policy, or previewing the upcoming fall sitting of the legislature.
Instead I find myself compelled to weigh in on a disturbing moment that could escalate into a full-fledged leitmotif in Alberta politics for the next several months.
As many Albertans now know, a trio of United Conservative Party nomination candidates in Edmonton attended a pub night hosted by the