At the federal level, Canada generally flip flops between Tories and Liberals every so often and the US generally flip flops between Republicans and Democrats e

At the federal level, Canada generally flip flops between Tories and Liberals every so often and the US generally flip flops between Republicans and Democrats every so often. After 8 years of Obama, the US was due for a flip. After 10 years of Harper, Canada was due for a flip. Not to mention that most of Canada's population - Greater Vancouver and the Windsor-Quèbec corridor - border the most left leaning regions of the US excluding California; the Pacific Northwest and the Northeastern US respectively. Alberta politics are roughly similar to those of Montana or the Dakotas.