It's another example of how a party that's held power for so long, does things that don't make sense because they're only capable of stale thinking. Perhaps in the past, when a PC leader's hold on his position was tenuous, letting the caucus dictate was a necessary evil. It apparently continues "because that's the way we've always done it."
Since the last election, there are no pretenders to Special Ed's throne, serious, or otherwise, so he could tell the worst knuckle-draggers it's "my way or the highway." That might allow the "progressive" in PC to see the light of day once in a while, but that has apparently not crossed his mind.
It's mind-boggling that this practise is one of the lesser missteps of this gang, but, once I got over the bitter disappointment of the last election, the enormity of the outrage motivates me to continue to work for better government in Alberta.
