My entire original response was: 

"You might have noticed that the author also wrote:
"There is certainly a red-neck, chauvinistic subculture in every province, and Alberta is no exception."
"I don't knock your defence of Alberta, formerlyrbfromcalgary, but it would help if you also denounced the yahoos who've been harassing and threatening Notley and Jensen. The two aren't incompatible."

Yes, shame on me.  What a bigoted remark.  < Lol >