A big reason for Kenney’s success was his promise that ‘Alberta will no longer be passive’ in the face of calumnies such as the ones from ever-useless Bill Nye
Anyone who’s surprised Jason Kenney won a majority government Tuesday night has either been asleep for a long while, or working in the Prime Minister’s Office. The indefatigable, persevering, and super-industrious Kenney is a miracle of political endurance. No ordinary politician could out-work Kenney even if supplied with a few spare clones.
Now I wish to speak no ill of Rachel Notley. She ran a valorous campaign. In the work department she is no slouch herself. In the delightful phrase of an old comrade of mine “if there are any flies on her, they’re paying rent.” The lady has stamina, presence and fortitude. But she was hobbled from the very start. From far-away Ottawa.
Early on in her tenure she entered a “grand bargain” with Trudeau. She worked with him. She gave the illusory “social licence” deal — backed the dread carbon tax, tightened environmental oversight — on the promise of vigorous leadership on a pipeline to the coast and real attention to Alberta’s hard times in the downturn. The deal was pure vapour; call it a downstream emission. Alberta oil is still landlocked, and “social licence’ is now a phrase you have to look up in the newspaper files.
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