"With friends like these, who needs enemies? TransAlta Utilities and the Alberta Tories have this relationship going. They're not exactly attached at the hip. But a lot of prominent PCs are on its board. Former provincial treasurer - and reported heir apparent for the premier's job - Jim Dinning was an executive vice-president until he curiously resigned Jan. 1 to head up a small bank based out of High River. "
http://www.canoe.ca/NewsStand/EdmontonSun/Business/2005/03/20/966955-sun.html
I also heard that Alberta has opened an office in the Washington Embassy with a personal diplomat. So now there's a nice red carpet from King Ralph to the Palace.
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"Yeah, well, [Mr. President] we used all five fingers because that's the way our mittens are made." Antonia Zerbisias