Cold barren wasteland that not only IS a province, but also has more oil than Saudi Arabia, but also completely kicks Ottawa AND B.C.'s asses combined in surplus.

*Kisses the soon-to-come-in $400 surplus check*

P.S. There's a reason we're called Saudi Oilberta/Alberta, you know ;). Oh, and we had a SoCred party that held office for damned ten elections. I can't imagine a better way to stick it to political analysts.

I'll bet Albertaerarian pizza tastes like ass.
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I can conceive of only one challenge for an omnipotent being --
the challenge of destroying himself - Scott Adams

Alberta knows what good food is, wheras there isn't even the slightest Ontariota sense of taste.

But alas, I've bed. Most nights, I could stay up 'til 5, but not tonight :(

http://www.googlefight.com/index.php?lang=en_GB&word1=Ontario&word2=Alberta

Well gooOoOoOoooOOooOOo figure.
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I can conceive of only one challenge for an omnipotent being --
the challenge of destroying himself - Scott Adams

I win this topic.
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I can conceive of only one challenge for an omnipotent being --
the challenge of destroying himself - Scott Adams

*bursts in and sprays silly string on everyone*
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Ontario wins because it has a city named Mississauga. I remember how to spell it because I can say "M-I-S-S-I-S-S-A-U-G-I in the same childish way that I used to spell Mississippi (tell me I'm not the only one who had the jaunty little word drilled into my head by teachers).

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Oh, you definietely aren't the only one.
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the challenge of destroying himself - Scott Adams

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Mississauga doesn't have a daily newspaper. It's just a bunch of bedrooms.

When you play the game of thrones, you win or you die.

Kelly was a blackjack dealer
Living on the Gulf of Mexico
Kelly had a taste for guns and pills
He was looking for a mark to roll

Sara was a Kappa from Tulane
She was looking for a little change of pace
When a cop pulled them over on the interstate
Kelly blew that car away
(I heard them singing)

Gulf breeze on the porch
Me and my honey rocking back and forth
Light it up again with my kin and friends
Underneath a yellow moon
(It's a Gas)
Sweet dream New Orleans
Mississippi River running over me
Pretty Momma come and take me by the hand
Don't mock what you don't understand
It's a Southern Thing

Now when they held up a bank in Mobile
They finally made it on the evening news
She's a Georgia Peach never within reach
He's a felon from Baton Rouge
I heard Robert Johnson playing on a steel guitar
In the heat of the Delta sun
When Kelly drove them back up to Memphis
To finish what the King had once begun
(Come on and sing it now)

Gulf breeze on the porch
Me and my honey rocking back and forth
Light it up again with my kin and friends
Underneath a yellow moon
(It's a Gas)
Sweet dream New Orleans
Mississippi River rolling over me
Pretty Momma come and take me by the hand
Don't mock what you don t understand
It's a Southern Thing

If we ever get out of here
I want you to promise me
You'll go down to the Gulf
And swim
Deep in the sea
And you'll think of me
The way you used to sing
That silly song to me
Singing
M-I crooked letter crooked letter
Hump back hump back
Get a little closer
M-I crooked letter crooked letter
Hump back hump back
Get a little closer

Gulf breeze on the porch
Me and my honey rocking back and forth
Light it up again with my kin and friends
Underneath a yellow moon
(It's a Gas)
Sweet dream New Orleans
Mississippi River running over me
Pretty Momma come and take me by the hand
Don't mock what you don't understand
It's a Southern Thing
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"Excuse me, I AM EXTREMELY UPSET RIGHT NOW AT THE LACK OF PETER IN THIS TOPIC." - Psycho Penguin

Your song made me want a ferret now. Congratulations.

WINNER!
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You don't get the point.

His song.

I want a ****ING FERRET NOW.

I live in an ultra-conservative province. Sometimes it even scares me, a centrist-right-wing, how hardcore right they can be.

I don't really know what the big difference is between all these political parties. I've always just considered conservative to be more of an American mindset and tried to avoid it.
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I can conceive of only one challenge for an omnipotent being --
the challenge of destroying himself - Scott Adams

Alex, you're 18 or over, right ;)?

I've been legal voting age for two years now.
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I can conceive of only one challenge for an omnipotent being --
the challenge of destroying himself - Scott Adams

S/excellent...join the Dark Side...er...neo-conservatism

First you must explain to me what makes one better than the other. Especially in some kind of context-appropriate manner.
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I can conceive of only one challenge for an omnipotent being --
the challenge of destroying himself - Scott Adams

Well, for one, Conservatives are blue and Liberals are red. Since the Sith are red, that must mean the Liberals are evil, therefore you should vote for the Conservatives.

Or something. Vote Green.

But... red in Star Trek indicates a higher ranked officer, quite possibly a captain or admiral meaning red might just be a good thing.
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I can conceive of only one challenge for an omnipotent being --
the challenge of destroying himself - Scott Adams

But if the color red on a tv screen flashes more than 3 times per second for more than 5 seconds, you could have an eptileptic seizure!

In any case, I went to a political forum tonight. The Liberal candidate was missing (his six-months-pregnant wife had to go to the hospital on an emergency 400km away), both of the Independents stuttered a lot (with one having a hard Southern accent), the NDP was overexcited, loud, and constantly stressing the "Third choice! Third choice!" thing like a broken record.

Surprisingly, the Green candidate held his own and pretty much tied with the Conservative as forerunners for the forum/debate.

I ended up voting NDP, but I based it mostly on just reading about the people who were running here in my small little town.
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I can conceive of only one challenge for an omnipotent being --
the challenge of destroying himself - Scott Adams

Ah, so you went to an advance poll? Cool. What's your riding anyways?

Dufferin-Peel-Wellington-Grey is the local riding in this area. I live in Orangeville, but since I attend and live at university in a different city, and had to vote in a special ballot in Orangeville before the holidays ended.
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I can conceive of only one challenge for an omnipotent being --
the challenge of destroying himself - Scott Adams

You could've called Elections Canada and gotten your riding switched around to where you live for uni, y'know ;).

It takes enough energy already to drive all the way over to the voting place :P
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I can conceive of only one challenge for an omnipotent being --
the challenge of destroying himself - Scott Adams

At least you're voting. The turnout for 18-24 year olds in 2000 was pathetic...I believe less than 25%. The only reason it was higher in 2004 was because of Rush The Vote.

I couldn't vote last year, I missed out by about 3 months :(
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Cons win.

I totally forgot there was an election today. I didn't even know who won until I read your post.

So... exactly what's going to change now, if anything?

Women and minorities are going to have all rights stripped from them, same-sex marriage is going to be overturned, abortion will be outlawed, you know, the usual.

Or not. It'll be a while before anything gets done, as all the MPs have to get to Ottawa, Harper has to be sworn in as PM, the public servants need to change things over to a new government, et al. Afterwards, the main things that will probably happen is more military spending, some lower taxes, mostly the five priorities he listed during the campaign.

The crazy part is where my province also gave the most amount of support to the Greens (6.7% of the popular vote here).

I hope this means gas taxes get dropped. I don't want to have to contend with Ralph Goodale and his "Any drop in gas tax would immediately be set upon by gas companies raising their prices" BS by the time I'm able to get my driver's license.

My solution to gas prices is to always set it up so that my parents are driving whenever the tank happens to need refilling.