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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
For those who think they will lack representation now, if you live in Calgary you will benefit from the new government because the Liberals consider urban Canadians to be their core supporters. I've always been puzzled by the reluctance of Calgarians to think of themselves as urbanites first (rather than Westerners), but this election might change that. And with Calgary definitely in play in federal elections now, expect the city to get a lot of attention from all the parties. That's a good thing.
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I dunno. I am city hear me roar? You think anyone in Toronto or Montreal considers Calgarians family? I am not sure about that. To many in the rest of the country we're still the bumpkin cousins. Transit funding is nice, but if the country is making choices about things like resource industries vs carbon goals the colours on the political map are going to matter a lot. When Europe demands Trudeau puts the oil industry's head on a stick in Paris, I'm not convinced he's going to hold off for fear of risking our 5 seats in the next election. We've hopped in our Delorian and gone back to 1979 I think.