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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
The biggest difference is that if you even look at the Liberal platform in the last election and the election before it was extremely anti oil sands and those platforms if enacted would have devastated the energy sector, and they made no disguise of it as they knew that they had to cater to the Eastern Vote.
I don't recall Harper every making anti-gay anti lesbian anti abortion campaign promises during his election, it was more the Liberal's stating that he would do it if he ever got into a majority government position.
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The last election didn't appear anti-oil sands to me? How so?
The Green Shift was back in 2008 when pricing carbon was a bigger idea than just Canada. Harper came out in favor of cap and trade at that point as well. We all know by now that a carbon tax is the better way to go; cap and trade is just creating a false economy (and one that would damage the oil sands and energy sectors just as badly as any of these schemes).
Anyway, there is no more proof that the Liberals would shutdown the oil sands than there is that the CPC will halt all gay marriage. It's pure fear-mongering and nothing more.
I do have concerns about the transfer of wealth that our oil wealth will spur though. I have no doubt that other provinces as well as the federal government are going to have their hands out for a share. I think that some of this manifests itself as regulatory requirements and things like that (including environmental regulations). It's a tough issue to deal with because some of these regulations are good and necessary and others are a pure attempt to maintain control and assert control (as a broad generality).
All of that being said; its not a partisan matter at all. There will be pandering to the vote rich provinces regardless of the party in power or seeking power. The Conservatives are no more or no less guilty of this than the Liberals.