Hawley, I can only speak for myself. I have always felt our blood sweat and tears here on the Prairies has always been protected by the Conservative government. It is our greatest natural resource and we have made huge leaps and bounds into the ecological clean up of this industry. Inroads that many refuse to look further into. We have been forever been told to hand over more and more equalization dollars for the greater good of Canada. Trudeau Sr. back in the 1980's brought into Canada the NEP. I will add a link to help understand the NEP.
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/national-energy-program/ The NEP was terribly damaging to Alberta we experienced a recession within a recession. People lost jobs, homes, high rates of bankruptcy were reported and to date, we here in this city pay among the highest $ for our gas. As we struggled across the prairies this policy actually had the opposite affect on central and eastern parts of Canada. Our oil and gas industry is something I feel we Albertain's hold near and dear and feel we are forever defending it. Environmentally we have spent decades improving our negative impact. This resource has employed the vast majority of Albertain's, never mind those who come for elsewhere for jobs in our oil sands. I see the Liberals and NDP not caring or understanding how essential this has been and still is to us here. As a conservative supporter (even at a provincial level NO I did not vote NDP thank you very much) we are presented with another threat... we will be loosing our status as one of the few provinces that does not pay provincial sales taxes. Why would I vote this out? I also believed Harper was looking to sustain our status in a tumultuous global recession. He was not boasting tax cuts and more spending. Something I believed was wise. Call us creatures of habit if you like but this is just my wee slice of the pie.
