Article content On the wall at the entrance to the National Post’s Toronto newsroom is a reproduction of the newspaper’s first edition from Oct. 28, 1998. The main headline: “Klein backs unite-the-right movement,” a reference to Ralph Klein, then premier of Alberta, who announced his decision during an interview with a National Post reporter. “The simple fact is that unless there is a united conservative alternative, the Liberals are going to be in power for a long time to come.” The Tories, added Klein, will remain in “deep trouble” until the two so-called right-wing parties — the Progressive Conservatives and the Reform — merged.