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Originally Posted by belsarius
They had the support of voters, industry (specifically Suncor and Cenovus), other Provinces and other countries for the carbon tax. That's not ideological rule, that's political rule. I see ideological rule as doing things you want regardless of anyone else (like if they had fully supported the stupid Leap manifesto).
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Their support with the voters is an illusion. We both know most of it was a protest against the PCs, not buy-in for the NDP's more radical policies. They have support from only a small portion of industry - notably companies that both have green/renewable subsidiaries and which realized that getting in at the table early means most of the costs get passed on to someone else. The lack of anything approaching progress on moving our oil demonstrates that, no, the NDP do not have the support of other provinces nor of other countries. All that has been paid is some meaningless lip service.