The official opposition of the wealthiest province of one of the wealthiest nations in the world cannot afford to hire someone to answer the phones.Daveberta reports that the last two employees of the Alberta Liberal Party have received layoff notices.I asked a while ago whether the ALP could be saved.  This doesn't bode well for it.  They still have their caucus employees, but I don't know if those people can legitimately take on party organization responsibilities.  Or whether they want to.Even if they do, it's not clear that the ALP has found a sustainable position, yet.  I hear that fundraising is drying up.  With no employees, one imagines the downtown office space is next to go.  After that, it will likely be rural constituency associations that will atrophy and die for lack of support.  Goodness only knows how many constituency associations have sufficient volunteer resources and experience to be able to continue functioning absent the support of a central party.  One wonders whether or not they will even be able to maintain a membership list.This comes mere days after the ALP sent out a message in which David Swann was more or less begging for money to keep the office running.  Did they not see it coming?  How disorganized IS this party right now?And how bad will this have to get before people start noticing that democracy is dying in this province?