Free Republic

The Politburo-style selection of Michael Ingatieff as their new leader - with a group of Liberal elites doing the selecting - was a fascinating glimpse into the Ottawa party's sense of democracy. Of course, Albertans, who have been on the receiving end of anti-West Liberal prime ministers in the past like Pierre Trudeau and Jean Chretien, know all about that offensive organization. The National Energy Program and the Kyoto Agreement are the two most obvious examples of federal Liberal regimes enacting legislation designed to deliberately harm Alberta's hydrocarbon economy. So it was with some interest last week to hear Ignatieff...