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Originally Posted by SBE2
You are correct Hal, why do people keep trumpeting this left wing tree huger buzz word, yet can't explain WTH it is or how they are going to get there. Diversify into what? That takes investment, this climate will not attract any, and subsidizing a bunch of BS (aka wind and solar) type of scams will just leave taxpayers further on the hook. Your resources are your economy, if you ignore your main resources and try to farm unicorns your aren't going to get very far. What country/province ignores there most plentiful resources as a source of income and become a success story? None. People need to stop with this 'diversify' pipe dream.  |
Nobody is ignoring it. That was never the point. It's just that for the foreseeable future there is no real market for our crude. There is nothing left or right wing about it. If we want to sustain our province we need to look at all other options or we stand to die a slow death, we can't afford to wait 10 years for oil prices to rebound enough to make Alberta crude viable again. Folks have to quit talking the political crap and recognize our plight for what it is. Diversification has nothing to do with alternative energy sources and everything to do with farming, ranching, logging, pulp and paper, manufacturing, refining etc etc. Our people need jobs and now and for the next long while the oil patch isn't going to keep all those people employed.