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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
Except and especially in the liberal's case they don't, they've made no effort to foster any kind of election strategy in Alberta.
Chretien used to merely fly over the provinces during the elections or make a one day appearance at the airport.
Instead of fostering his rare win here when Anne McClellon (sp?) won a seat in Edmoton, he promptly punished Calgary by shutting down CFB Calgary and moving the Superbase into her riding. He openly spoke about how he didn't understand Albertan's and how we were different from all other Canadians.
In every election there's been an attempted grab of Alberta wealth to prop up their fortunes in the East.
At least the Conservatives run seriously across the country, the NDP try but they have a counter message to Alberta interests, and the Liberal's just treat it like a lost cause and don't even bother, which is really wrong for a national party.
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Imagine what Harper would give Calgary West if all the voters told Anders to F off and voted in a Liberal or NDP.