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Originally Posted by Charlatan
If he stays true to his roots and holds the far right, I predict his government will suffer the same fate as the Mike Harris Tories. However, if he does slide to the centre, the howls that will arise from Alberta will be heard in Newfoundland.
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I didn't think you, Charlatan, of all people, would make such a generalization.
I'm about as proud of an Albertan as they come, but a movement towards the centre from Harper and company would make me cheer.
My dad, who began life on a cattle ranch and hay farm and who has made a career in the oil patch is pretty much a sterotypical Albertan. He has rifles, he likes beef, he votes for Ralph. But he hasn't supported the right-wing-god-fearing conservatives since Brian brought the GST. He told me on the phone last night that this is the first election he will not be voting in, for lack of a choice he can get behind.
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Originally Posted by Leto
The howls from some 3.5 million people shouldn't outweigh the needs of the rest of the nation...
edit.. there... I said it. I'm braced ready for the ripping.
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No, but the ever growing elephant in the room should be given some consideration every once in a while. Especially considering where the balance of wealth will likely lie in the future. Alienation runs stronger than many in the East would think.
Also, and this is my 'asshole albertan' coming out, there should be made a distinction between 'the needs of the nation' and 'socialist wants of a regionally very divided nation'.