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Originally posted by CaptainCrunch@May 11 2005, 01:40 AM
Completely agree, if Ontario gets 5 Billion or so back from Ottawa and Alberta gets told to pound sand then we know where the Federal Government's interests lie.
what would we do with the money, maybe it would be nice to boost educational spending, or build some more hospitals, or even do capital re-investment in case some disaster hits our economy. Or the feds decide to punish us futher by taking a larger penalty out of Kyoto.
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The federal government is interested in getting votes. Both you, I, and the government know that no matter what Ottawa does, Albertans will still vote conservative. It's the way politics always are.
Also, Ontario is a swing province. They will vote Liberal or Conservative. Politicians know this (both Cons and Libs), therefore they always favour Ontario. You would too if you were PM.
Part of the reason Alberta is not powerful enough to incite change in the politics of Canada is the fault of the people who never change who they vote for. Become a swing province, and you'll become more powerful.