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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on Oct. 23, 2019, faced a barrage of questions about western alienation during his first press conference at the National Press Theatre following his election victory, last week. His Liberal Party didn't win a single seat in Alberta, where the oil sector that drives the economy has been floundering. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY PETER MAZEREEUW

October 28, 2019

Western alienation has dominated much of the political discussion following the Oct. 21 federal election that brought the Liberals back to power with a minority government without a single seat in Alberta or Saskatchewan. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau acknowledged it i...

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