Ah, Jason Kenney. Where to start? It had to happen, of course. Alberta's little experiment with left-wing philosophy was never going to last, and Albertans were always going to revert to type, i.e. oil-smeared red-necked prima donnas. Really, don't get me started!
Still, it's depressing. Among many other depressing plans, Kenney's first actions are going to be to cut off oil supplies to next-door-neighbours British Columbia, to cancel Alberta's carbon tax (and thus set up an ongoing war with the federal Liberals), and to cancel the NDP's plan to close down the province's coal-fired power stations by 2030 (yes, Alberta still produces almost half of its electricity from coal, and its voters clearly consider this a Good Thing). And, of course, the underlying philosophy of the whole administration - if philosophy is the right word - is that oil=good, renewables=bad, and dirty tar sands=doubly good.
Alberta is Alberta again, with all that that entails. The east-west battle is resumed, and the fragile Albertan ego is once again making the rest of Canada uneasy. Ah, plus ça change... Oops, sorry, that was French.
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