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Originally Posted by Bertuzzied
Only an idiot would think that the Liberals if they were in power would shut down the oilsands. hahahahahaha
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That thought pattern stems from the NEP, and is a reason no federal Liberal will be elected in Calgary for a long time to come.
To be fair, the NEP did creator Calgary when it happened. It was a stupid policy then. My father lost his job, and with two young boys was left to work where he could find it for a while. We made it out fine, but that event still scars my Dad when I bring up voting Liberal to him. I try and explain their policy, but it gets shut down pretty quick.
So that is a burden the Liberals will have to wear, and they have. However, as others have pointed out an independent run with Con viewpoints would be an alternative there. Problem is, the Harper command centre would go to def con 6, to crush that poor candidate out. That is true democracy in the Harper regime for ya. Patronage to Anders in exchange for democracy in his riding. Boy those Cons are so much better then Libs aren't they?
Anyways, I don't see anyone wasting their time and rep on running against this idiot. It's his seat for life, and the rest of us will just continue to scratch our heads.