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Originally Posted by Rerun
Not really.... you implied that it wasn't logical for the Liberal party to take more money from Alberta and give it to other provinces, particularly Quebec, since this would not go over well in the rest of Canada. I disagree. From their perspective, it is completely logical.
They will, as they have done many times in the past, shower money wherever they figure it will buy them votes. Unfortunately, this money will come from Albertans and other taxpayers. ... and they will quietly say "to hell with the west... we hardly have any seats out there anyways. Lets see how many seats we can buy back in Ontario and Quebec".
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Do you think the Conservatives are all that different in that regard? In the 2007 Federal Budget, the Conservative minority earmarked $2.3 billion in extra spending for Quebec in order to strengthen their position in the province and gain the support of the Bloc in the budget vote. And it worked, the NDP and Liberals voted against the budget and the the Bloc, with their $2.3 billion bribe, voted for it.