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Originally Posted by markbarbera
Ever since the 60's, whenever the Liberals were in power, there was always a Hamilton MP at the cabinet table. If there is an election resulting in the Liberals forming government, and if there is a Hamilton-area Liberal MP, then Hamilton will have representation in cabinet, guaranteed.
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Doubt it. Hamilton got Liberal cabinet ministers because we delivered 5 MPs or more (when you count the area that falls in our media market) to the Liberals consistently. If there is a Liberal-NDP coalition we might stand a small chance of getting a Minister, but regional representation might mean that Christopherson would not get a post either. Right now Hamilton suffers from being ringed by Cabinet Ministers (Diane Finley, Gary Goodyear, Lisa Raitt, and Rob Nicholson), so that until one leaves, we do not stand a chance for one.
Oh and for the record. I was not JUST talking literally. Anyone recall the NEP? Among many other things the westerners had good reason to be pissed at PET and the Liberals for ignoring their interests.