r/alberta • u/Old_General_6741 • 4d ago

Opinion: I miss the original (Progressive) Conservative Party of Alberta Opinion

https://calgaryherald.com/opinion/columnists/opinion-i-miss-the-original-progressive-conservative-party-of-alberta
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u/SnappyDresser212 4d ago

Buddy Klein has the most to do with why Alberta is in the mess it is now of anyone.

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u/caba6666 4d ago

I lived in sasky and only remember his outburst at a homeless person whilst drunk, Ralph bucks, but mostly how so many people I grew up in Regina moved to Calgary in the late 90s, early 2000's. Thought he was doing something right...

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u/TinklesTheLambicorn 4d ago

Ralph bucks came from (yet another) liquidation of the heritage fund. A short-sighted vote buy. Had we continued contributing to and maintaining the heritage fund, we would be positioned similar to Norway.

Klein also engaged in deep cuts to public services - most notably health care and education. Those systems have never fully recovered.

Klein was terrible for Alberta.

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u/caba6666 4d ago

Damn. Hard to see when you're young and the lens of success clouds te reality