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That's why I would get so annoyed when many CPC-supporters on this forum called the citizens of Ontario "sheep" who blindly supported the Liberals every election. During the last decade, Ontario has elected the NDP, Conservatives, and Liberals to majority governments at the provincial level. Alberta, OTOH, has had an uninterrupted Conservative dynasty for 40 years.
On the national level, it's the same story. While the Liberals dominated Ontario during the Chretien years, it was still very much a battleground, and many Liberal MPs were only elected because of vote-splitting between the PC and Reform/Alliance parties (which led directly to the "unite the right" merger). Moreso than any other region, Ontario is the province where voters are most likely to be swayed and seats can be gained or lost. The West is very solidly Conservative, Atlantic Canada is mostly Liberal, but three parties are capable of winning seats in Ontario (and Quebec too, for that matter, with the Bloc, Liberals, and Conservatives all being competitive).
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