A Canadian general will head the alliance's operation there.

VOA: special.2011.03.26

So, too, is Stockwell Day, the new leader of the federal opposition, the Canadian Alliance Party.

ECONOMIST: Canada

On Monday, the two biggest conservative parties the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservatives cemented a merger of desperation.

ECONOMIST: Looking south with a friendlier face

They did: by a surprisingly large 75-25% margin, they voted to create a new, broader party, to be called the Canadian Alliance.

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