While talking to my very Liberal parents before the election, I tried to impress on them how close Alberta was to going with a seperatist party if the Liberals got back into power. They wouldn't believe me, cause, well, they are Liberals! How I ever turned out to be a Conservative, is still beyond me!
Luckily the Conservatives won, and we can rest easier here in Alberta. From the poll here, it appears that Quebec is feeling the same sense of relief that we here in Alberta are feeling.
The Leger poll suggested 62 per cent of Canadians were satisfied with the Harper government, while 27 per cent were dissatisfied — and that the highest satisfaction levels were in Alberta (77 per cent) and Quebec (72 per cent).
So, what turned Quebec and Alberta away from seperatism? I think, very simply, Harper wants to return powers to the provinces. His government is going to butt out of our business and let provinces solve their own problems, in their own way.
Provinces now become important again!
Provinces need to realize that they are now responsible for their actions and that the federal government is not going to pander to every pet project they want funded. No more hands in the federal pockets. No more national daycare, no more funding non-profit groups that can't raise their own funds.
So, provinces are going to have to live within their means, and not expect help if they overspend. Should be a shock to some, like Ontario, or, I should say Toronto, because most of Ontario is just like all the other provinces.
Talk about marginalized, the Liberals have Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver, and welcome to them! Oh, and they have one province, PEI!
For now, Quebec and Alberta rule!! For you Liberals, that's two provinces, not cities!!
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