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Originally Posted by opendoor
Yeah it sucks, but it's really just a natural consequence of a province electing MPs from a single party at a rate that would leave the Communist Party of the USSR envious. Any time that happens consistently you're going to be left out of any non-Conservative governments. Just like Atlantic Canada largely gets left out of Conservative governments and many parts of BC where the NDP is strong will never have any kind of representation in ruling parties.
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This is very true, and its important that this kind of thing happens in Alberta, but at the present moment it doesnt help all that much.
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Originally Posted by Kavvy
1 by definition is infinitely more then 0.
I love the change in Calgary, multiple parties in Calgary means politicians will pander for our vote in future elections as they actually stand a chance, hopefully in the form of policies which we favor.
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Well, while also true, in terms of influencing policy 1 is exactly as effective as 0.
All I'm saying is that in the context of the past Provincial Election and now this we as Albertans are kind of left in Limbo.