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Old 03-29-2015, 11:27 AM   #553
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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher View Post
I expect Smith to end up on a corporate board or two. It was the oilpatch pulling the strings all along, first in funding the Wildrose and her leadership in order to punish Stelmach for the royalty increases, and then in pulling their support from Wildrose when it became clear Prentice would play nice with the oil patch. Smith was a loyal soldier for corporate Calgary, and will get her pat on the head.
I doubt it, she has no sway at all with the government now and wouldn't be of use to them. She has shown herself to not be loyal and to make poor decisions, not exactly boardroom material.

If she had sat as an independent then ran for the PC nomination she would probably have won.
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