It was a packed town-hall meeting for Wildrose supporters held at a prairie golf course in the middle of a thunderstorm.
Among those attending was plumber Vic Neufeld, whose black T-shirt proclaimed, “No NDP. Moochers electing looters to steal from producers.”
This kind of political swag is the new normal in Alberta.
In a province beset by economic uncertainty and the oil-plagued downturn, some residents are turning to a cottage industry that can bridge the gap between a bad year and a catastrophic one — dumping on the ruling New Democratic Party.
T-shirts, coffee mugs and, especially, bumper stickers are proliferating in rural Alberta. In some Wildrose strongholds, “No-NDP” signs are also showing up on public property like stop signs.
“I'm just tired of the NDP dragging every p
In midst of downturn, Albertans turn to dumping on NDP government with political swag
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National Newswatch
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July 27, 2016