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Originally Posted by killer_carlson
No, it was well known from Day 1 that Lukaszuk and her were not buddies. His Deputy Premier appointment was a political gesture to Dinning supporters and Edmonton supporters. His demotion came as no surprise as it was just a matter of time.
He assumed the role of caucus pitbull in question period which gives the appearance of being supportive of Redford, but there was animosity from day 1 with these two.
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Not disagreeing with all that, but nonetheless, it was still Lukaszuk standing right behind her when all of this mess broke, attacking the people attacking her. He may not have liked her, but he was willing to ride her coattails as high up the party as he could, then stabbed her in the back when it became politically expedient to do so. That is not something that will ever win trust from your peers.
And, since what goes around sometimes comes around, we now have Lukaszuk implicated in Redford-esque behaviour, Horner facing questions, and the prospect of the PCs eating their own with Bhullar accused of spreading the leak.
This is all getting surprisingly ugly given how much of a cakewalk the leadership vote really should be. If anything, one would expect all of the mud to be thrown Prentice's way. Instead, it appears that he's set to take over a party led by little more than a gang of squabbling children with entitlement issues.