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...That doesn't mean Canada is moving in the same anti-Big Government direction as, say, the U.S. At least two-thirds of Canadian voters cast their votes for the left-tilting Liberals, N.D.P. or Bloc Quebecois. But according to Ottawa pollster Frank Graves of EKOS Research, Canadians are increasingly inclined to take a gourmet approach to politics--picking policies that suit their shifting tastes, regardless of ideology. "More and more people don't want a political label," says Graves. And if Harper can manage government well over the expected short life of the next Parliament, they may be ready...
...expect cowboy boots and Bible Belt philosophies to suddenly dominate Ottawa's gray corridors. The Conservative win heralds the arrival on the national stage of sophisticated, western-incubated thinking on trade, energy and international affairs, expertise that until now has been largely invisible to eastern Canadians. Albertans believe "it's better to experiment than to plan your way to perfection," says Dinning, who is the front runner in the race to succeed Premier Ralph Klein. "The new Conservative government attitude is rooted in an Alberta attitude that if you need to get something done, you don't Royal Commission...
...Alberta does not represent the entire west. British Columbia pointedly elected five fewer Conservatives to Ottawa this month than it did in 2004, and its longstanding competition with Alberta may spell trouble for Harper's government. Even some Albertans wonder whether they may end up regretting their upturn in political fortune. Alberta commentator Ted Byfield fears that the province's fierce sense of self-reliance will be weakened under a Harper government that expects the province to subordinate its resources to the national interest and allows its wealth to "drain" away to other provinces with little in return--especially...
...years. Even so, Bush was reportedly miffed at Harper for failing to throw his party's support behind the U.S.'s continental ballistic-missile-defense scheme (which the Liberals rejected last year). In the first and only meeting between the two, during the U.S. President's 2004 trip to Ottawa, Bush was said to have lectured Harper on the need for stronger continental defenses. But since then, Harper's pledge to reopen the missile-defense issue with a parliamentary debate, along with the Conservatives' defense-oriented, pro-U.S. platform, has encouraged Washington's belief that it may now have...
...strengthen Canada's position as a prime energy supplier to the U.S. The irony is that Harper will be able to build on foundations laid by departing Canadian ambassador to the U.S. (and prospective Liberal rival) Frank McKenna, whose blunt style and experience as an ex-politician have raised Ottawa's profile in Congress. "He's significantly improved our game down here," says a senior embassy staff member...