I'm a third generation Albertan, and I know people from many of Alberta's more famous ranching families ... Kessler, Doan, Cosgrave,Wade, Seaman, Daines, Glass, Rutledge, Strandquist, Blume and others. These are good people, and they're people who had a major hand in building this province. And they all have been involved in rodeo, whether as participants or stockmen. Rodeo is part of their history, and it's part of Alberta's history. I don't get why so many people are so strongly opposed to rodeo being Alberta's sport. It's part of our heritage and culture. To resent and dispute that is to resent and dispute Alberta. And if that's the case, Hwy 1 leads out of the province in both directions.
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