Gary Mason takes the temperature of voters across the province; plus: the Calgary Flames offer a bright spot for a city hit hard
In the lead-up to the 2015 election, political leaders and pundits agreed that the economy was the top issue on the minds of voters. Oil prices had collapsed the year before, setting off a recession that threw tens of thousands of people out of work. And there was no clear path to a recovery – or a clear answer about which party would be best equipped to find one.
He visited Strathcona County, where the expanded Trans Mountain pipeline would begin . He spent time in Edmonton, in NDP Leader Rachel Notley’s riding, where even people who think Ms. Notley’s government has done a competent job are pessimistic about her chances. He went to Leduc, where layoffs in the oil patch have fuelled demand for food banks and counselling. And he visited Calgary, where downtown office towers have been hollowed out.
While everyone seems to have predictions about what will happen, Albertans are also acutely aware of how difficult these things are to call in advance. In the past two elections, the eventual winner was not the party who started the campaign leading in opinion polls .
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