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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
On CBC radio 1 last week, they had an American from a libertarian think tank on talking about the election, and he actually described Harper as being a Calgary styled conservative. So for whatever reason, Calgary has become Canada's version of Texas. Like when people in the U.S. talk about "Texas Republicans".
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Well, on the point of describing Harper as a "Calgary-Style" Conservative - that's actually completely accurate. Harper was raised here and his closest cadre of advisors and close confidants are his "Calgary group" of various individuals, many of them from the University of Calgary.