Minus three?

As King Ralph gets ready for his royal departure, Preston Manning is eyeballing the soon-to-be vacant throne in Canada's wealthiest province.

This is sure to be a situation that PM Harper and his staff are watching and listening to closely. Three Conservative MPs Mills, Rajotte and Merrifield are potentially thinking about running provincially if Mr. Manning is next the leader.

Three to start, four or five to finish?

This is the short list of 'jumpers' eager to get into the new Alberta government. How about all those other Alberta MPs who got passed over by the cabinet seat recently. Are you still out there Diane Abonczy?

Just when you thought the perpetual provincial problem-making premier was on his way out...