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Originally Posted by Slava
Every party here is pro-pipeline. That doesn't strike me a left/right policy in the least.
Federally, the Liberals have approved pipelines and that's an argument for another thread.
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This isn’t to single you out, but I think the bolded is a perfect example of what Flash is trying to say. It wouldn’t be considered a left/right policy by most Albertans either, but move the issue to any province other than Saskatchewan and only right leaning parties would be pro-pipeline.
I’ll put it into a context. Today Donald Trump may come off to many people as an egotistical racist, but if he were the exact same person living in America 200 years ago, he’d probably only be considered egotistical. It’s all about perception.
Alberta has had generations of a right wing leaning government, when you grow accustomed to that type of environment even the slightest movement to the left seems like a massive leap. I didn’t consider Stelmach, Redford or Prentice Centre-right, their policies simply leaned too heavily to the right. They were certainly more centrist than the wildrose for example, but that’s more of a commentary on how far right the wildrose were as a party.