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Relations between Alberta and British Columbia have been poor recently because of disagreements over the controversial Northern Gateway pipeline, but that’s not stopping some of Alberta’s energy and political powerbrokers from throwing a lifeline to Christy Clark’s struggling Liberal government.

While Alberta would like to see British Columbia get behind proposed oil pipelines to the West Coast, the prospect of an NDP government under Adrian Dix that could make those projects even more challenged is so frightening they have quietly organized a fundraiser for B.C. Liberals in Calgary.

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To be held Thursday, more than 100 will hear speeches by Rich Coleman, B.C.’s energy minister, and Bill Bennett, minister for community sport and cultural development and a key player in Premier Clark’s election bid.

The West Coast province is holding a provincial election May 14 and polls have consistently shown the NDP will win by a landslide.