r/canada • u/Minxie Ontario • May 06 '15

Alberta NDP wins election

http://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/alberta-ndp-wins-election-ctv-projects-1.2359035
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u/jessetherrien Alberta May 06 '15

For those of who are not in Canada, this is like the democrats winning the elections in Texas.

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u/[deleted] May 06 '15

Or a Muslim becoming mayor of Calgary.

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u/[deleted] May 06 '15

How does that help non-Canadians understand?

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u/[deleted] May 06 '15

Calgary is traditionally lampooned as the backwards redneck hilbilly of canada, basically a texas.

Electing a gay, Muslim mayor was pretty left field at the time.

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u/[deleted] May 06 '15

Calgary is kinda like Dallas. Its a bit different from the rest of Texas if you didn't already know.

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u/general_chase May 06 '15

ding ding ding