I had to explain to my neighbor that although I'm from Alberta, I don't drive a pickup truck. He looked at me kind of funny, like 'why not' (he's Torontonian and he has one). I told him I'm not like your typical Albertan.
The old stock stereotype of Calgary = conservative is decaying. That demographic is withering away. And people assuming those who don't agree with classic Albertan culture are 'left' or 'socialist' are just telling on themselves. It's time to acknowledge that moderate politics has gone out the window, and what we were used to for so many years (progressive centrism) is gone. The 'left' is just back to what the PCs used to advocate for - social freedoms, healthy social services, and pragmatic governance.
It might be time for some on CP to finally accept that reality. Even if it's inconvenient to what they're comfortable with.
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