Ralph Klein is very conservative, and I wish we had more pols like him in the US.
He defends Alberta like a bulldog. He'll be the first to tell the press to go to Hell, and in provincial meetings with others trying to steal $$ from AB he will simply leave the meeting.
Some good info
HERE. I like the 'Bus tickets to Vancouver for the poor' idea, personally. Vancouver is very liberal, & libs looove the poor, right??