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It’s coming up to a year since the Liberals came to power in Ottawa with their pledge of transformative change, and a new way of doing government business. Let’s look at their record in comparison to the Conservatives.

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Conservatives: Avoided First Ministers meetings, recognizing that the provinces all had different agendas and rarely agreed on anything.

Liberals: Vowed to work with the provinces to craft a national plan on climate change. Couldn’t get a deal because the provinces all have different agendas and couldn’t agree.

Conservatives: Argued that Premiers were elected to make decisions rather than blame failures on Ottawa.

Liberals: Vowed to get along with the provinces after complaining that Stephen Harper’s approach showed a lack of leadership. But having failed to get a climate deal, Ottawa will now impose one on the provinces. Premiers are already blaming Ottawa.

Conservatives: Set a modest emissions target rather than a more ambitious target that would likely be missed.