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Divernan

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4. Going to cost Big Oil $$$$$$$$$$$
Wed May 6, 2015, 07:43 PM
May 2015

"The main message is a social democratic party isn't all that radical any more. Americans are freaked out by socialism but when Tony Blair was in power in the U.K. they related to him as a strong ally," Wiseman said.

Alberta, Canada's most conservative province, elected a left-of-center government, ending a 44-year-old conservative party dynasty,

Notely has vowed to raise corporate tax rates and conduct a review of the province's royalty structure to ensure that Albertans are getting a fair return for their oil and gas resources. Alberta has the world's third largest oil reserves, with 170 billion barrels of proven reserves.

Prentice was previously one of Harper's most trusted cabinet ministers and was considered a candidate to replace Harper one day.
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2015/05/06/world/ap-cn-canada-alberta-election.html?_r=1

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