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Originally Posted by Vulcan
and the CP mainline runs through Calgary. What's your point? Last I looked VIA was independant of CN or CP and the Calgary run is the preferrred run for tourists and is shorter, not having to detour north.
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My point is this;
From ask.com
"Officially, the move of the western transcontinental train from the CP to CN line was in order to serve more remote communities; however, this move was seen as being politically motivated. Coincidentally, several prominent members of the governing Progressive Conservatives were elected along the CN route. It was also notable that Harvie André, one of Alberta's federal cabinet ministers who represented Calgary, was fairly public about the fact that he did not care if he never saw a passenger train again in his life."
So what does this have to do with federal Liberals being elected in Edmonton and not in Calgary?