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Originally Posted by Slava
Is it though? I mean I get with a single policy or single government where you have a group of criminals (Devine in Saskatchewan kind of thing). But when I look at the NDP I don't see successful governments in prosperous provinces? That continued mediocrity or worse makes me think its policy related and not just a single occurrence?
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Saskatchewan was held back by red tape and a lack of developed oil infrastructure more than anything else. Other than that, IMO, the NDP did a pretty good job living within their means there. Their record in Saskatchewan is a positive more than a negative IMO. When the Saskatchewan party came in and cut the red tape, combined with the Stelmach royalty rate increases in Alberta, investment there finally took off. If anything, this shows that while they may not have made the necessary decisions to start taking advantage of their resources, they left the province set up for success when the next government finally made some necessary changes. Ontario, IMO, is a prime case of a NDP failure if your looking for one.
However, despite having the same names, the Alberta NDP reflects the ideals of Albertan's far more than the parties of the same name in other provinces. At this point I'm not worried about the NDP causing long term economic harm, at least not in the next 4 years. If they win a majority, I'll evaluate their performance in 2019, and if it's mediocre given the circumstances, I'll switch my vote to a more economically conservative party not called the Wild Rose (unless they change their education policy) at that time.