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Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis
But he's technically not even elected yet (he'll be parachuted in should he win), so at the very least he can play the outsider card. The other two unequivocally can't, particularly not Lukaszuk
As to the other provinces, well, the other provinces are nowhere near as rich as Alberta, nor do they have to go out and sell something like the oilsands to most of the free world. The private planes unto themselves are fine, the abuse of those planes is the issue. But we sort of need our premier going out to sell the oilsands everywhere. So long as it's used properly, I don't have much of a problem with it.
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Don't forget McIvor was just elected last round too though; he hasn't been sitting that long and he has been effective in his role as Transportation Minister. He's not really part of the old boys club because he's relatively new to it. There's nothing stopping Prentice from becoming part of the old boys club in two years either; it certainly didn't take Redford very long to grow her sense of entitlement.
As far as the planes go, there are other options for travel. How often do they need a last minute flight? They could do some research and planning and either charter a flight or buy a ticket like a normal person. I'd even suggest first class would probably be okay. But to have millions of dollars in aircraft sitting there for whenever they might need it? Do they also have a pilot on payroll? Mechanics, etc? They need somewhere to store the thing, etc. It's not like they use it daily.