If Alberta is the "bad boy" province, then what the hell is Quebec?

Geez, I'd hate to see what the G&M would call Alberta if they weren't the most generous province in Canada in terms of equalization payments and fiscal imbalance.

Rest of Canada: Give us money!
Alberta: OK.
Rest of Canada: I hate you!

Soccermom: The naughty female dog.

Mark
Ottawa

The globe and mail has a history of maligning anything succesful. That is why they hate the USA and that is why they hate Alberta.
Remember many years ago how a nobody was turned into a pop idol called Fabian? (He failed of course but the big guys tried) Watch now how the globe and mail will attempt to make young Mr Trudeau sinto something he isn't, a Leader.
A lesson for all of us. Canada does not have a public opinion, it has a published opinion.

"R L from Canada writes: Although this race is about as interesting as watching paint dry, I must say that Ted Morton is truly a disgrace to this country. If there were enough of people such as Ted Morton, it would be the quick downfall and destruction of Canada. These small-minded creatures are territorial in nature, and cannot see the big picture. They are self-interested to the extreme, and always make it a battle between the Ottawa and the provinces."

I had to laugh when I read this guy's comments. He ascribes perfectly, to Ted Morton, the standard operating proceedure of the Liberal Party of Canada.

Somehow, in RL's logical mind, Morton's acts of near treason, are, in the hands of the LPC,a virtue. Doublethink at its finest.

Thanks to the internet and the eastern media, I voted for Morton yesterday, and nothing will stop me from making it to the polls for the next ballot. I've read so much crap out of the east, really degenerate ignorant thought from so many leftwing bigots and extremists, that I am forced to do all I can counter them politically. Morton's the best candidate to defend Alberta from the Alberta-hating hordes. Quebec's relationship with Canada should be a guiding light and an inspiration to Alberta. Why not?

Complete idiots in the MSM in this country. What useless twits.

I checked this purported news item looking for the third-party source - as it turns out, the only people the headline "quotes" are Globe writers Dawn Walton and Katherine Harding;

I love it when the media interview the media.

One of the reader's responses said Albertans should make a major effort to "educate" the Ontario people. Shouldn't people have a responsibility to educate themselves politically? And, it's hard to educate people who do nor wish to be educated. Watch the turn around if Alberta turns off the money faucet and Ontario becomes a "have-not" province.

hooo doggies, if that don't take the rag off'n the bush . wow, never saw so much crap in one place since the hawgs got into the kitchen , uncle jed

I'm confused, is it Alberta's conservative nature that makes it the "bad boy" or it's successful economy?

Dawn Wilton is based out of Calgary, and is the Globe's eye on Alberta.

She is often over-edited by the Toronto Elite in the Globe and Mail HQ

Oh god I see the word Neanderthal has appeared, in the comments at the globe and mail.One of the best comments being "Morton is out of touch with urban Alberta, and liberal Canada".How does one become out of touch with anywhere urban or liberal in Canada as thats all you hear about?
One doesn't become out of touch (its almost impossible) , they remove themselves from the lunacy.
I could care less if Alberta is a "bad-boy" province, it bothers me more Ontario the one I live in happens to be a province of political hermaphrodite's .

What a bunch of bullshit from the lefties writing on the Globe board. I think its penis envy all the way. The East is having a tough time coming to grips with the fact that power is moving to the West. I hope Ted Morton wins the leadership and we can make serious changes to the way the old boys have run Alberta for the last 10 years. Mr. Klein lost his way and we need someone to speak for Alberta. That's not Jim Dinning. He is the old boys establishment. Ted Morton is the one to shake up Alberta and Ottawa. Go Ted!

Quebec is "the bad She-Male"

Ontario, B.C. and Saskatchewan are the "Good Girly-Boy provinces"

The rest of the provinces? well, who the hell lives there anymore? Not any men or boys.

Media bias wasn't so bad before reporters started interviewing reporters, for "insight." That's when this problem really took hold. Before a journalist's political leanings weren't so important because they were simply conduits to true experts, pundits and politicos whose bias was well known. Now we are to believe journalists are neutral which, of course, they are not. Time to go back to news on page one rather than editorials.

The left of center and many conservative Alberta MLAs have shown their timidity and lack of wisdom when bill 208 was introduced. It seems even out west some of the people don't appreciate the wisdom of "slow down" and "whoa". Perhaps that explains the many accidents in our cities when the roads are icy?

... and Eastern Media outlet wonder why Ted Morton (Alberta for Albertan) came in second ... until this moment I didn't care who won, as of now I'm hoping he comes in first next week. I just might buy a membership just so that I can vote for him.

Well, if 'bigotry' is the word for it, I've seen a lot more bigotry in the comments section of this blog.

Incidentlly, the GandM does not hate the USA. Its editorial policy is that we should become ever closer and 'deeply integrated' with the USA. That's one reason I cancelled my subscription.

I read the G & M comments and all I can say is 'My God'!! - Again I am vindicated in cancelling that piece of junk.

This so called nation has long since proceeded from comedy to tragedy!

To display such attitudes, such hatred, as the letter writers in the G & M comments is disgusting.

And you guys wonder why there is at best indifference to eastern politicians and more often distrust or loathing!

Should Ted morton win you slobs may have to live in a country the way it was designed by the fathers of Confederation, rather that the way the lying idealists from the east have distorted it.
It would be my preference that you had work for your demands rather than live off the avails like a common pimp.

Kindest regards
CRB

"The fathers of confederation"??? What do you do, read American propaganda and then translate it?

There is nothing about the "fathers of confederation" that I particularly admire and I see no reason to follow whatever "design" they may have had in mind.

So the self loathing communists from Toronto are at it again trying to create a fight just like the old mother that gets her two sons fighting only to pull her apron up over her face and scream stop. These morons are the same ones who think that stinking Trudeau was a great leader and soooo intelligent , well there wasn't one of that assholes policies that didn't send this once proud country many billions into debt and now they think the clowns little boy has something to offer! Well maybe a dufus spoiled rich boy does have something to offer the fools from ontario who are so void of brains themselves all they can do is bad mouth Alberta well keep it up you losers because when Ted Morton wins next weekend you will have no end of vitriol for us. Face it Toronto you basically hate yourselves, you create lousy TV compared to the USA, you create lousy music that is propped up by the cancom rules and you constantly vote for failure. You hate us Albertans because we don't stand for lying Liberals and we get er done! Well hate on fools we will continue to be successful.

Let me see,

1. Alberta, the cash cow -and- the place producing the best ideas to make Canada work better is the "bad boy" province.

2. Interesting to see how quickly all the "enlightened" and "progressive" types unleash their narrowminded bigotry.

3. I'm an urban boy and I voted for Morton. I've come across plenty of urban supporters for Morton.

Perhaps all the "progressive" types should shut up for a change and stop presuming to speak on behalf of Canada, or urban Alberta and actually pay attention more.

A lot of folks from Newfieland, Ontario,Manitoba and Saskatchewan work where I do . They all seem to have a couple of things in common. They want to stay here and they have this big independant streak running right up their backbone . They don't vote liberal either.

Warning from CP, aka Canadian Press, aka The Socialist Power Corp. Liberal Party of Toronna:

CP knows what is best for Canada. Do not spit; and, watch your hearts and fractures and shifts, seismic,.... do not spit, please...you're scary... and your bedrocks are scary... conservatives are scary, too ...-

Alta PC leadership race sees chance of movement to far right, party splitting
CALGARY (CP) - Canada's home of bedrock conservatism is a heartbeat away from a seismic shift that could see Alberta's governing Progressive Conservatives move to the far right and perhaps fracture a party that has dominated the province for 35 years.

As a Torontonian, I suggest to all the Albertans on this forum that you should take it as a compliment.

If Toronto is a good boy, this is because of its statist impulses(ex. recycle your trash, or we won't take it from your curb until you do) as opposed to Alberta's (should the govt. be involved in trash disposal) free enterprise attitude.

Concur with Ace from Toronto. This Albertan takes the "Bad Boy" label as a compliment. Much prefer it to the "Goodie Two Shoes Province" or the "Patsy Province".

I would like to see that on our licence plates. "The Bad Boy Province" and maybe a pic of some guy stiff arming some vegetarian from La Belle province.

The G&M forum is one of the most hateful you will find anywhere. The G&M censor makes sure that he spins things the way the left wants and he allows totally absurd and libelous comments to be posted (provided, of course, that they are left leaning). It is a joke and is a true insight into the lobotomized left.

As a Canadian Veteran, former Ontario resident,and now Albertan by choice, I voted for Ted Morton. It seems funny that the MSM have no problem with a province that bans english to prevent its residents from hearing the views of the outside world and elects a government to try and destroy Canada, but panics when Alberta considers electing someone who would put Alberta first. Provincial politicians are supposed to put provincial priority's first. Is it the real problem is that a group comfortable with a federal government without an elected representative west of Winnipeg (yes I voted in that election) is terrified that the power base has slipped west

Are MSM and Easterners under some illusion that Albertans listen to, or care what they think?
These are the same people agonizing over whether to vote for a Dipper or an American for Lib leader...Hahahahh

Bad boy, rednecks, neanderthal....what ever.
We know who we are, where we want to go, and who we want to lead us there.
I'm voting Stelmach and Morton second.

The great thing about being an Albertan is knowing that the vast majority of us are more than capable of surviving without government help. It must be a terrifying life to think that you need a socialist in power to wipe your ass, feed you, and tuck you in at night.

I'm sure there are a lot of people out east who feel the same way as well...however, there seem to be many that are pissing themselves in fear of what might happen to their lives if Alberta ever turns off the tap and they are forced into doing something useful to "earn" a living.

The greatest evil of scoialism is the feeling of ineptness that creeps into the population over time. Albertans still feel in control of themselves and their government. The liberals and dippers have lost this feeling of control over their own lives and are petrified of stepping out into the "real" world without a Jack Layton or Paul Marting holding their collective hand.

THe fact of the matter is that if Ted Morton is elected this "Bad Boy province" will steam roll any Paul Martin or Jack Layton that gets in our way.

Just had to add that chicks dig "Bad Boys"

Just had to add that chicks dig "Bad Boys".

Bad boys, Bad boys, watcha gonna do, watcha gonna do when they come for you.

I'm really starting to like the new title.

Bigotry? Oh boo hoo, poor Alberta. That's peanuts compared to the numerous racist, homophobic and otherwise idiotic rants I've heard on this blog.

I think the liberals have hijacked the PC Party of Alberta. There is no other way that Dinning would be in the lead. Heaven help us all if he gets in and implements his liberal strategies!

Actually Craig...peoples prejudices against Western Canada don't really bother me or any of us for that matter. I think most Albertans just really enjoy pointing out the hypocracy of people like you who seem to gleefully grasp onto the slimmest of comments and twist them into a homophobic, racist or whatever comment. Any meaningful debate on minorities elicits squeals of bigotry from you left wing lunatics yet you fail to notice the vile biggoted hatred drooling from your own venom filled lips when you label us redneck, guntoting, bigots.

We just happen to find that entertaining. Which is what God put liberals on the planet for anyway...to entertain. So keep on dancing for us. Yeeeha.

When called a redneck by an ELB [eastern liberal bastard/bitch] I take that as a complement. The slime necked ELB's do not understand that for most of us what you say is as meaningless as you are. Go away, just go away and take your amphibian neighbors with you. GO AWAY.

I'm curious to know how Albertans feel about Mr. Morton's anti-Vietnam activities in university. Did he used to be a left-winger?

If Ted Morton gets in, and does away with Alberta's contribution to the equalization fiasco, Canada might throw off the shackles of Trudeaumania!!! I hope it happens. DKT

Now folks will vote Morton just to spite the G&M.

Way to go!

I'm going to vote for Morton because I hate liberals trying to tell me what i should think .Bring on the firewall .

It's clear to me after reading the reader comments (G&M) and a similar editorial in St. John's Telegraph - Alberta Attitude; that this Country is deeply divided and as insensitive and ignorant of each other's views as we are of other countries and vice versa.

The only place I could find a perm. link was ( http://www.freedominion.ca/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=70178&sid=0357667fce2014c091046b1aae31ce98)

Didn't get to vote on Sat as I was freezing in Edmonton. Tried to vote in the advance poll but they only had one in our riding and it was 11/2 hrs away. But, will vote Morton next Saturday. However, many are saying we may elect an accidental Premier, as most dinning and morton voters will put stelmach 2nd choice. Me, I don't plan to have a second option. Just Morton. Most of his supporters are also just voting 1 choice.
I wonder if over 90,000 liberals would come out in fridgid weather thruout the province to vote. Imagine if the weather had been nice. If Morton loses, watch for the Alliance party to win several seats next prov election.

The man's got a phd and the looney left acts as if he's a neanderthal.

Ted,
Teddy,
Teddy the Bear,
Teddy the Big Bad Bear!
"Put a scare into them lefties thar,
Vote for Alberta's Ted the Bear"

Yeah it's kinda' got a nice ring to it! Go Ted Go!

MaryT; this is what I saw posted on Project Alberta (How to vote Nov.26) on that subject - "If you leave your second choice blank, that means you take no position on whether Dinning or Stelmach becomes Premier. Morton will have been eliminated by then."

The first post on that thread also gives some details.

Could be tricky. Have to see how the week plays out.

Western Canadian, you sure have a way with words. Knew I liked you right away.

Pat

I find it interesting how many Canadians from other provinces feel it is OK to denigrate Alberta, Alberta's choices and feel the need to comment on a "provincial" election.

Also the inevitable GWB comments come out - sigh.

If these comments were made about any other province, the knives would be out.

The most laughable though is that somehow the Liberal Party of Alberta will be the beneficiary of votes should Morton win. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Morton was a lefty in college but was cured of it by spending time on a Kibbutz.
He saw 20% of the people doing 80% of the work.
He walked away with the knowledge that Leftism doesn't work and a people's right to exist goes only as far as their will to stand up for themselves.

"Just had to add that chicks dig "Bad Boys"."

"Bad boys, Bad boys, watcha gonna do, watcha gonna do when they come for you."

"I'm really starting to like the new title."

Revel in title you've been given ("Bad Boys")

It's really just envy outing itself from a herd of people who, long ago, gave up independent thinking, any thought of self-preservation, and the ability to survive in harsh *surroundings*.

Chicks might dig *Bad Boys*, but the late Waylon Jennings said it best:

('Ladies Love Outlaws')

'Cause ladies love outlaws
like babies love stray dogs
Ladies touch babies
like a banker touches gold
And outlaws touch the ladies
Somewhere deep down in their soul'

Lucky us badboys can read , the last number is the important one for those that can't.

Prose Literacy Levels by Province/Territory,
Canadians aged 16 and older
Level 1 (lowest) Level 2 Level 3 Level 4/5 (highest)
Newfoundland & Labrador 24.0% 30.8% 32.8% 12.4%
Prince Edward Island 19.9% 29.6% 34.0% 16.6%
Nova Scotia 17.3% 27.5% 38.4% 16.8%
New Brunswick 22.7% 33.3% 31.6% 12.4%
Quebec 22.3% 32.3% 32.8% 12.6%
Ontario 21.3% 26.7% 35.0% 17.0%
Manitoba 18.2% 28.1% 37.2% 16.5%
Saskatchewan 13.5% 26.6% 38.9% 21.0%
Alberta 13.6% 25.9% 39.6% 21.0%
British Columbia 17.3% 22.7% 37.2% 22.9%
Yukon 10.5% 22.9% 39.3% 27.3%
Northwest Territories 19.3% 25.8% 35.1% 19.8%
Nunavut 47.2% 25.8% 19.5% 7.5%

Im personally surprised by the Yukon and BC, this survey was for literacy in official languages.
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The Bad boy buzz phrase is how the degenerate subsudy-addicted Eastern establishment taggs any productive province who has issues sharing their hard earned wealth with governments with sloppy socialist book keeping which over spend to buy votes because they rely on budget top ups from provinces who are well managed and do not run deficit budgets as per their provincial laws.

So, if by this criteria Alberta is the "bad boy" province then Ontario and Quebec are the "po' boy" provinces.....get off the welfare waggon ya free loading t-wads and work a little harder.

3w's.edmontonsun.com/News/Alberta/2006/11/27/2516080-sun.html

I love it when some big head tells Albertans how to vote, it just pisses them off.
Go Ted!

Hey Alberta; eastern socialist media elites are calling you names, because you won't kneel to THEIR wealth redistribution schemes.
It's not your money, you're "bad" for thinking so.

"Badboy" as in "COPS", is who THEY say you are.
Criminal!
We all know what happens to "bad boys" on Cops.

So what are Albertan's to do "when THEY come for you"?

Bad Boys, Bad Boys, what you gonna do, what you gonna do when THEY come for you.
Bad Boys bad boys. what you gonna do?

Morty should make this his campaign song, and blast it!

Only one candidates 2nd choice will be counted, the one who comes in last. That will be Ed Stelmach because no matter who the losers throw their support to, that does not guarantee their supporters will vote for that person. As for not caring who wins if Morton doesn't, I'm not worried because the next election it will Alliance and Liberals. How much did it cost McPherson for the 700+ votes he got. What a waste of money. Same for the others. Many voters are upset that Dinning donated money to Paul Martin, to me that proves he is a liberal in PC clothing, same as Ralph. Ralph hid it for a few years but in the end his true colours came out, and we kicked him out. If Morton is no 3 next Sat, most if not all his voters will not have a second choice, then what happens.

Far be it for anyone to actually say or infer anything negative about another region of Canada. I'm sure none of you guys would ever countenance such a thing.

Hey Alberta; Jose says you're "bad boys".

What you gonna do?

I don't blame Jose for being upset. It must be very hard for him and other bed wetters to accept the fact that they rely on Alberta to pay for their diaper changers and meals. The fact that we continue to work so hard and keep feeding the rest of Canada only proves what kind and generous people we are here in Alberta. And what do we get in return for our benevolence?? Hatred from the very people we support.

If only everyone in Canada were as caring and supportive as the average Albertan this truly would be a Utopian country.

I would just like to say to all the people that live off of us...you're welcome.

I wasn't aware that Torontonians recieved financial support from the rest of Canada.

"Hatred from the very people we support."

Tell me about it.

No, some of us in Toronto aren't socialists. We work for a living and stand against the wealth reallocation schemes supported by Jose and his comrades.

TDH aka, Liberal lobbyist/consultant/grant writer: Morton is scaaaaary.
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Remember, it was Morton and Harper that co-authored the famous 2001 "firewall letter," which advocated for a decrease in Ottawa's influence over Alberta. So, if Harper really is using this as an opening salvo to rebalance the federation, then he has just handed Morton a huge assist towards the second ballot next weekend.

Can you imagine Harper dealing with the Americans with his good buddy Morton at the helm of Canada's equivalent of the Saudi Arabia oil reserves? Scary thought.

Why yes..I can imagine Harper dealing with the Americans with his good buddy Morton at the helm. And let me assure you, that scenario, no matter how you slice it, bodes exceedingly well for Alberta. So hopefully all Albertans will take note of Maz2's comment and get out next week to make sure the Prime Ministers' good friend Ted Morton gets elected. Not only will we have unlimited financial clout from our vast oil wealth, huge political clout from our premiers friendly association with the Prime Minister, but we will have enormous international clout by being an energy rich province that is seen as being an ally of the USA. I can hardly imagine a better scenario for Alberta.

When Morton reduces our provincial taxes even further people from across Canada will flock to our province for the huge tax benefits of being an Albertan, our beautiful scenery, and our hard work ethic and entrepeneurial spirit.

Alberta is the fourth most ethnically diverse province in Canada with 11 percent of our population being a visible minority for those that would call us bigots.

Incidentally, does anyone know of any constitutional vehicles by which one province can buy parts of another province?? I understand that there is some pretty good hunting and fishing in Northern Ontario.

YeeeHaw!

I'm a 23 year old male who has a lot of future to look forward to. I can only hope it will be a future that Ted Morton helped to create. The oppotunity that Albertans have right now is soooo precious. We need to act on it and elect Ted now. I'm convincing all my family members who didn't vote on the first ballot to make sure they vote in the second. Our very future depends on the outcome of this.

Yes, you sound very much like a 23 year old male.

And you sound like a 50 yr old dope smoking hippie who STILL doesn't get it.

Lorne Gunter has some advice for Albertans today in the National Post. He predicted that (anybody but) Jim Dinning would try scaring off potential Morton voters this week, by hanging him with the tag - Premier Morton. Gunter said the response should be to hang Dinning with a Premier Paul Martin name tag.

After going through that list of commentors at the GM....It seems pretty clear that Morton scares the crap out of the Weenies.

Hey there all you weenies NOT from Alberta.....too bad!

Vote for Morton or vote for paul martin lite.....

Please remember that dinning is a scumbag liberano that actually sent paul martin MONEY... the question is was it his own money or taxpayers?

Alberta needs Ted morton to win.
Ed Stelmack seems like an upright guy from the outset but when I look at what he brings to the table for ideas and policy be brings nothing. stands for nothing. Explains why he makes no enemies. These are not qualities for a leader of Alberta. Even Jim stands for something, though the wrong thing!! He's liberal through and through

Alberta needs Ted morton to win.
Ed Stelmack seems like an upright guy from the outset but when I look at what he brings to the table for ideas and policy be brings nothing. stands for nothing. Explains why he makes no enemies. These are not qualities for a leader of Alberta. Even Jim stands for something, though the wrong thing!! He's liberal through and through