The leader of the Freedom Conservative Party of Alberta (FCP) says former Wildrose Party leader Brian Jean has been giving him advice ahead of the province's spring election. FCP Leader Derek Fildebrandt, the MLA for Strathmore-Brooks, confirmed to Radio-Canada on Friday that Jean is in conversation with the FCP. "Brian's got a lot of experience and he's been giving me advice about leadership of the party, about things we can do for the coming election," Fildebrandt said. Fildebrandt wouldn't confirm the nature of Jean's role, and didn't say that Jean could become the party's leader. He said he's just happy to have Jean involved with his party, and doesn't know how far the former Wildrose leader's involvement will go.

Source: CBC News March 16, 2019 01:41 UTC