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Originally Posted by V
Before the merge the Reform party was overtly religious. They had plenty of votes and yet our country wasn't falling apart. At some point, though, the Reform party (and Cons after the merge) became more about winning and power and less about values and ideologies. I find it frustrating to see other knuckle-draggers like myself (Calgaryborn?) don't take the Cons to task for their betrayal, but blind partisanship will do that to you, I suppose.
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Fair enough. The Reform party had a HUGE protest vote more than a religiuos vote. Regarding the power grab I think the same can be said for all start-up / new parties in a democracy and is a big reason why I'm not happy to have to pick a party this election.