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In a nutshell, he香蕉视频直播檒l invest $1 million in the Alberta oil sands if Notley quits.
To paraphrase former U.S. vice-presidential candidate Lloyd Benson when he famously responded to his Republican counterpart Dan Quayle in an election debate when Quayle invoked the memory of former president John F. Kennedy: Sir, I heard Donald Trump and Kevin O香蕉视频直播橪eary is no Donald Trump.
O香蕉视频直播橪eary may be muling a run for the Conservative Party leadership but if he carries through I can香蕉视频直播檛 see the Canadian electorate investing their votes in his political venture.
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Alistair Waters is the assistant editor of the Capital News.
