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Old 04-19-2011, 05:34 PM   #1975
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Originally Posted by Resolute 14 View Post
Well for one thing, they aren't going out of their way to paint Alberta as the nation's sacrificial lamb to pay for Ontario and Quebec.

Cowboy is right. Alberta, for all of its redneck stereotype, has been dominated for years by immigration from Eastern Canada and other countries, most of which are more likely to have a liberal mindset than conservative. But the Tories always dominate this province because the Liberals refuse to cultivate support in this province. Instead they treat it with disdain, and that registers with people.
It seems as though all it takes is the mere whisper of some intent to increase the regulation of the oil sands, be it right or wrong, for the Liberals and NDP to be accused of an Alberta-related hate crime. It is ludicrous to think that the Liberals and NDP would not do whatever is reasonably possible to gain seats in Alberta.
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