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Ralph Klein of Calgary
Albertans don't elect parties so much as anoint political dynasties. And the governments — led by some of the most colourful, popular and durable premiers in Canadian history — have tended to rule for decades. CBC Archives looks back at pivotal election campaigns in Canada's bastion of conservative populism; the glory and the gaffes, the landslides and the losers, the radio preachers and the man they just call Ralph.
Program: CBC Alberta News
Broadcast Date: June 8, 1993
Guest(s): Ralph Klein
Reporter: Craig Strang, Len Grant
Duration: 7:10
Last updated: February 27, 2013
Page consulted on March 27, 2013
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