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Old 10-19-2015, 10:18 PM   #721
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Well we really screwed the pooch on this one.

We have an NDP Provincial Government with 0 Federal support and a Liberal Federal Government with 0 concern for our province and no Federal representation whatsoever as all of our local MPs are PCs.

Justin should follow in his dad's footsteps (again) and open his Reign with:

"Welcome to the 1980s"

For us here in Alberta, that just may well be the case
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Its been my fear from the second he won the leadership, and the feeling has only gotten stronger as this thing went on.

I hope he proves me 100% wrong, I just don't think I am and I don't think it will take very long to find out.
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I don't know if it's just my machine, but the CBC dashboard is not updating. Still shows Hehr quite a bit behind, although the colour of the riding changed. How can they not be providing up to date updates?
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Old 10-19-2015, 10:19 PM   #723
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I will never understand starting a speech for the entire country in French.
Neither did Harper.
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Old 10-19-2015, 10:19 PM   #724
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I thought so, but listen to him speak, he sounds like an english guy who can speak french really well.
Doesn't help when the translator is stumbling though.
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Old 10-19-2015, 10:19 PM   #725
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Whatever your leanings, you should want Kent and Matt to join the caucus.
Isn't that precisely the basis for how you vote?
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Old 10-19-2015, 10:20 PM   #726
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Globe and Mail is far better than the CBC website
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Well, I don't like the idea of any government having a majority, but the votes were voted. Should be an interesting few years.
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Pretty happy that my vote helped get Liberal representation to Ottawa from Calgary.
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Old 10-19-2015, 10:22 PM   #729
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I'm happy with the result tonight, and have no issues with Trudeau, but the constant, "my friends" is just so politician lingo in turns my stomach
The stomach turning has just started. I think people are going to get tired of his BS really really quickly. And he is all BS and no substance I have no doubt about that.
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Well we really screwed the pooch on this one.

We have an NDP Provincial Government with 0 Federal support and a Liberal Federal Government with 0 concern for our province and no Federal representation whatsoever as all of our local MPs are PCs.

Justin should follow in his dad's footsteps (again) and open his Reign with:

"Welcome to the 1980s"

For us here in Alberta, that just may well be the case.
The old man focused his rheumy, grey eyes at the impudent young coward seated across from him. Through the smoke and ash of the fire, he growled furiously

"Aye, ye don't ken what I be tellin' yah." He dismissively waved his hand towards the group of chuckling men and took a long pull from his jug. "Ye were piglets, sucklin' from yer ma's teat when Trudeau rode in with his EHN-EEE-PEE and cut off Adam Smith's hand at the wrist."

He squinted harshly at the night sky, stars whirling overhead, mixed through the miasma of cinder and smoke. Whether the tears tattooing lines in his haggard face were from ash or sadness, none could tell.
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Old 10-19-2015, 10:22 PM   #731
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I don't know if it's just my machine, but the CBC dashboard is not updating. Still shows Hehr quite a bit behind, although the colour of the riding changed. How can they not be providing up to date updates?
same. I'm watching some other ridings too and it's stuck
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I don't think JT has any idea what he's in for.
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Old 10-19-2015, 10:24 PM   #733
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The old man focused his rheumy, grey eyes at the impudent young coward seated across from him. Through the smoke and ash of the fire, he growled furiously

"Aye, ye don't ken what I be tellin' yah." He dismissively waved his hand towards the group of chuckling men and took a long pull from his jug. "Ye were piglets, sucklin' from yer ma's teat when Trudeau rode in with his EHN-EEE-PEE and cut off Adam Smith's hand at the wrist."

He squinted harshly at the night sky, stars whirling overhead, mixed through the miasma of cinder and smoke. Whether the tears tattooing lines in his haggard face were from ash or sadness, none could tell.
I thanked this the first time you posted it. Now it just seems forced.
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Old 10-19-2015, 10:24 PM   #734
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What is the overall voter turnout looking like? Calgary Confederation is only showing 60%. I actually expected that number to be higher (upwards of 65%.)
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I don't think JT has any idea what he's in for.
lol yes, he'll probably resign in 6 months.
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Isn't that precisely the basis for how you vote?
Only partly. The ability to represent your riding in government also has to be a concern.

However, now that we have a liberal government, the potential of having effective representation in a liberal majority government by people like Grant and Hehr is something we should all want, even if you'd rather a different party was governing, and a different candidate representing you within that government.
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Libs have a real shot in Edmonton Millwoods too. Ex-Councillor Amarjeet Sohi is less than 100 votes behind Uppal
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The old man focused his rheumy, grey eyes at the impudent young coward seated across from him. Through the smoke and ash of the fire, he growled furiously

"Aye, ye don't ken what I be tellin' yah." He dismissively waved his hand towards the group of chuckling men and took a long pull from his jug. "Ye were piglets, sucklin' from yer ma's teat when Trudeau rode in with his EHN-EEE-PEE and cut off Adam Smith's hand at the wrist."

He squinted harshly at the night sky, stars whirling overhead, mixed through the miasma of cinder and smoke. Whether the tears tattooing lines in his haggard face were from ash or sadness, none could tell.
No one cared the first time you posted this.
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The stomach turning has just started. I think people are going to get tired of his BS really really quickly. And he is all BS and no substance I have no doubt about that.
I have no doubt that you have no doubt about that, and that you will continue to have no doubt regardless of actual results
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