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Originally Posted by VladtheImpaler
It's not that we got an "advantage" - it's that we avoided a "disadvantage", which in the end is the same thing. Had any of the other parties won control, we would have seen a massive wealth transfer to Quebec/Ontario under the guise of environmental regulation, corporate taxation or what have you. I am not under any illusion, especially with this majority having been won in Toronto, that we (Alberta) will suddenly be treated as the golden child. But there will be less grubby federal fingers in my pocket than under the other scenarios...
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I agree with you there, which is one of the reasons that more and more I think that the West needs to have better representation. A seat at the table to be sure, if not our own table.
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Originally Posted by Shazam
You know, this is all I need to know about you. This says so much about you. Your expectation is that a gov't's purpose is to placate and purchase their way to your vote.
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Your comment a few pages back directed at me was all I needed to know about you, so who really cares?
For the record I actually don't think that the government should be buying votes....its one of the main reasons I detest the $2.2B given to Quebec that suddenly materialized after the campaign began. It didn't need to happen quite frankly.