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For the first time in Alberta, a provincial government is history after one term.

According to a sizeable majority of voters on Tuesday, the NDP and Rachel Notley didn’t get the job done of reviving the economy and getting pipelines built. Such is the harsh price of failure.

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Albertans outside of Edmonton decided that a more aggressive plan under Jason Kenney and his rookie United Conservative Party will be more effective. The premier-designate did not back away from that promise in his half-hour acceptance speech.

“Today our great province has sent a message to Canada and the world that Alberta is open for business,” he said.

For a fiery Kenney, the fight for pipelines will be ramped up, putting opponents on notice that Alberta’s patience has run out.

“There is a deep frustration in this province, a sense that we have contributed massively to the rest of Canada, but that everywhere we turn we are being blocked in and pinned down,” he said.