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Common sense, new thinking.

Mr. Jim McCormick, President
PC Alberta
#340, 999 8 Street SW
Calgary, AB T2R 1J5
August 18, 2014

Dear Jim:
I am writing to follow up on the issue of leadership campaigns giving out free memberships. I think this practice
is just plain wrong and my bosses are telling me that they agree.
I fully recognize the party has the right to make the rules on this matter for this race. However, Im disappointed
those rules werent clear on this matter at the start of the race and that the party is not taking a harder stance
on this issue.
I believe this practice devalues the party, and I am committed to making vote buying by leadership campaigns
against the rules in the future if Im elected PC leader and Premier next month.
When we talk to Albertans about buying or renewing their memberships, we are also talking to them about
our values and beliefs as candidates and as an organization. We are building up the party one $10 membership
at a time, and just because something isnt against the rules doesnt make it right. As the Auditor General so
aptly said recently, A corset of rules will never replace a backbone of principles.
I aspire to the highest ideals, not the lowest common denominator. I trust our party executive feels the same
way, and I look forward to having clear rules on this issue in the future, prohibiting leadership campaigns from
giving away free PC Alberta memberships.
I believe our party still has great value, and I hope you agree.
Regards,

Ric McIver