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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
For those who are not immigrants to Alberta, the demographic of anyone under 50 comes in two flavours: Those that lived through the NEP, and those whos parents lived through the NEP. Either they experienced it themselves, or they saw the aftermath of it in their parents lives and livelihoods. So, even though we are nearing 30 years since its implementation, anyone old enough to vote has experience with the aftermath of the NEP.
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The Conservatives already had a stangle hold on Alberta even back before the NEP. If this was the 11th straight Conservative government in Alberta, there must have already been several straight Conservative governments leading up to the NEP... therefore, I don't see how the NEP is what turns Albertans off of the Liberals. There has to be a deeper, underlying cause.
Personally, like I said earlier, I think it's partly cultural. The early settlers that moved to Alberta tended to be people who wanted to be away from centralized government, religious settlers, and big business tycoons. Over generations, I think this has instilled conservatism as a cultural component.