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We’ve seen this movie before but it still hurts like a gut punch.

The smart money is called the smart money for a reason.

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It’s usually right.

And right it was Sunday night when Alberta once again got the short end of the stick.

The $20 billion Teck Frontier oilsands mine is a no-go. The company withdrew its application.

In the past weeks, Alberta has been playing nicey-nicey with Trudeau.

Mustn’t offend Trudeau. We need his government to support Teck. Let’s just not make him mad. Everything will turn out for the best, just you wait and see.

We waited and now we see.

If Albertans do not blow a gasket over this one then when will the alarm sound?

Oh, Justin Trudeau and company were slated to say yes, no or kick the can down the road on this super-size project.

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The project was deemed to be in the public interest. It has the support of local indigenous people. The company jumped through hoops for almost a decade.