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Originally posted by REDVAN@Apr 20 2005, 08:01 PM
MarchHare you're missing the whole point why us westerners hate the Liberals. I'll give you a little run-down of how it is in Canada. ALBERTA gives the federal government money. Everyone else takes that money.
If the conservatives were in power that would not happen so strongly. And even if AB got our money taken, we'd get some sort of importance in the government. There is a Canada outside of Ontario and Quebec, believe it or not for the Liberals.
And on another topic, maybe I'll start a new one. I want Quebec to seperate so we don't have to give them any more money too.
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Imo, that is a little naive.
Ontario is, and always will be the seat of Canadian government. Even the Conservative party, with a Westerner in Harper as leader would pander to Ontario to maintain it's votes.
Even if the CPC were to do less to try and placate Quebec - with the possible consequence of seeing them finally leave while trying to rob us blind on the way out - the money not wasted there would be wasted in Ontario.
That is one of the things that will never change in Canadian politics.
And it is specifically why the CPC is slowly moving to the left.