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Originally Posted by nik-
It's not about the product though, it's about the mentality of government and populace. Scandanavian countries will go for things that even in Canada would be considered too left.
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But what does that even mean? Scandinavians will do things that make logical sense and Albertans are an irrational group of people reaping what they've sewn? Scandinavian solutions won't work, so adopt solutions from somewhere else where it's working, like Saudi Arabia?
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Originally Posted by V
When you have a government that hasn't changed in as long as the PCs you don't really know what the populace will and won't go for. They've been so concerned with being re-elected that they don't want to lead, they just want to give people what they want.
Truth is, we have no idea just what it would take to remove the PCs from power, but if the last 5 years have shown us anything it's that it would take an awful lot. I find it pretty hard to believe Albertans would toss the PCs over a royalty or tax decision that they didn't like.
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Originally Posted by nik-
The only party that ever challenged was a party that was further right. Why would the PC's move left on royalties?
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That's the sign of a powerless electorate.
Sounds like Alberta needs election reform, something the PCs also oppose.