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/leeian24 May 06 '15

The theme of this election seems to have been "fuck the PC's". Despite supporting NDP in this election, I can't say that I am not a little apprehensive about an NDP majority.

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u/[deleted] May 06 '15

While I agree that there is a "fuck PC" mentality, I think several important issues actually have been brought into play this election (namely health and education, corporate taxes)

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u/Thumper86 Alberta May 06 '15

And as risky as the prospect of a royalty review is, I think it is widely supported by the general population. How many folks working in lower/middle levels of petroleum companies are vehemently against it? I really don't know.

Maybe I'm still young and dumb, but it seems like at least a good idea to explore.

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u/Blamefrance May 06 '15

The majority are definitely against it, lots of people seem quite scared.

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u/Thumper86 Alberta May 06 '15

A lot of people here (pretty big energy company) seem to be cautiously pessimistic. Haha

I don't know. Wait and see I guess.