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EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney warned that the worst election result would be a Liberal minority backed by the NDP. On Oct. 21, his nightmare came to pass.

Rather than accept the will of the 63 per cent of Canadians who voted, Liberal, NDP, Bloc and Green for climate action, Kenney fans the flames of Western separatism to try to overturn the election results.

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Canadians feel sympathy for the plight of Albertans who are hurting from the 2014 oil price bust.

But be careful not to fall for Kenney’s emotional blackmail.

The high Conservative vote in Alberta was normal, not a blow to Canadian unity. Conservatives got 69 per cent of the vote, 5.5 per cent above their average in the five previous federal elections, when their vote ranged from 60-67 per cent. Federal Tory dominance in Alberta dates from John Diefenbaker in the 1950s.

Many Albertans have lost their jobs, their homes, fear for the future and are angry. But, many misdirect the object of their anger. Big Oil hasn’t been their friend.