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“What happened to all those promises that were made to us about a strong economic recovery?” Trudeau said.

“Mr. Harper may be the first Albertan I’ve ever met who thinks that oil booms last forever,” he added.

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Trudeau zeroed in on the yet-to-be-built Keystone XL pipeline, saying Harper “refused to accept” that the economy and the environment go “hand in hand.”

“Mr. Harper turned down invitations from the U.S. to take positive and necessary steps for climate change,” Trudeau said. “Instead, he spent years trying to bully the president. He ‘would not take no for an answer,’ he said.”

“Well guess what, the answer sure hasn’t been yes,” Trudeau added.

The current troubles in the energy sector are fuelling a desire for political change, said Jeff Rock, the young United Church minister who’s looking to win a seat in Red Deer-Lacombe. He said he’s seeing more and more Albertans “coming out” as Liberals.

He spent years trying to bully the president. He ‘would not take no for an answer,’ he said.

“The momentum is building, not only provincially but federally, and Albertans are ready to do something different to make a change,” he said.

Trudeau will speak at the Canadian Club of Calgary Friday on the environment and the economy.

Calgary Herald