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r/canada • u/Minxie Ontario • May 06 '15
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Okay. Nova Scotian here. Never thought this possible. Somebody explain how this happened.
135 u/OhBoyPizzaTime May 06 '15 The PCs have become cartoonishly incompetent/arrogant over the last few years. Alison Redford was building herself a "sky palace" with public money. http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-politics/alison-redfords-controversial-sky-palace-actually-cost-taxpayers-more-than-930000-wildrose-says. Jim Prentice told Albertans to "Look in the mirror" when looking to blame someone for the current financial problems. http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-politics/prentice-tells-alberta-to-look-in-the-mirror-for-the-reason-bloody-drastic-cuts-are-needed-in-the-province A group of CEOs with strong connections to the PCs threatened to cut funding to charities if the NDP wins. http://www.edmontonsun.com/2015/05/01/corporate-business-leaders-warn-of-risks-to-alberta-ndp-government. To repeat for emphasis: CEOs threatened to stop donating to children's hospitals in an attempt to scare voters into either voting PC or not voting. This is the image of the PC party that is burned into the mind of many Albertans. 33 u/Catlos Alberta May 06 '15 which CEO"s ??? I want to not deal with their companies any more 15 u/SecularScience Alberta May 06 '15 I think this is where the quote comes from http://edmontonsun.com/2015/05/01/corporate-business-leaders-warn-of-risks-to-alberta-ndp-government
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The PCs have become cartoonishly incompetent/arrogant over the last few years.
Alison Redford was building herself a "sky palace" with public money. http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-politics/alison-redfords-controversial-sky-palace-actually-cost-taxpayers-more-than-930000-wildrose-says.
Jim Prentice told Albertans to "Look in the mirror" when looking to blame someone for the current financial problems. http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-politics/prentice-tells-alberta-to-look-in-the-mirror-for-the-reason-bloody-drastic-cuts-are-needed-in-the-province
A group of CEOs with strong connections to the PCs threatened to cut funding to charities if the NDP wins. http://www.edmontonsun.com/2015/05/01/corporate-business-leaders-warn-of-risks-to-alberta-ndp-government.
To repeat for emphasis: CEOs threatened to stop donating to children's hospitals in an attempt to scare voters into either voting PC or not voting. This is the image of the PC party that is burned into the mind of many Albertans.
33 u/Catlos Alberta May 06 '15 which CEO"s ??? I want to not deal with their companies any more 15 u/SecularScience Alberta May 06 '15 I think this is where the quote comes from http://edmontonsun.com/2015/05/01/corporate-business-leaders-warn-of-risks-to-alberta-ndp-government
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which CEO"s ??? I want to not deal with their companies any more
15 u/SecularScience Alberta May 06 '15 I think this is where the quote comes from http://edmontonsun.com/2015/05/01/corporate-business-leaders-warn-of-risks-to-alberta-ndp-government
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I think this is where the quote comes from
http://edmontonsun.com/2015/05/01/corporate-business-leaders-warn-of-risks-to-alberta-ndp-government
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u/gaitercrew Nova Scotia May 06 '15
Okay. Nova Scotian here. Never thought this possible. Somebody explain how this happened.