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delrem

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4. Wow. That's the oilpatch, the heart of extreme conservative "Reform" movement,

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Tue May 5, 2015, 11:14 PM

May 2015

Harper's stomping ground. ("Reform" = "tea-party", for those who don't know Canadian politics)

This is a major win.

A major, major win.

Also: Canada has a federal election in Oct. '15.

Oh happy happy me!

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