fellowtraveller Posted November 15, 2011 Report Posted November 15, 2011 That's what Albertans want to believe. The reality is dutch disease. tell it to Mexico, which by the way is losing all that Ontario production to China now. You can still emigrate from Onatario to AB to get work though, we have not closed the borders yet. Quote The government should do something.
Tilter Posted November 15, 2011 Report Posted November 15, 2011 That is a much broader subject than that at hand. I also challege the implcation that the manufacturing sector was somehow sacrificed as some sort of plan to bring resource extraction to the fore. Ontario lost its factories because they were not competitive with a few other sources. The US decision Keystone decision will affect the fortunes of the whole country, not just Alberta. That is not all bad, as the federal govt will now be obliged to review export priorities. It is puzzling why Obama went this route, it will mean the loss of thousands of US jobs and ongoing dependence on suppliers like Venezuela, Saudi, Iran Iraq, Libya. Oh well, let us move on then. Didn't want to lose all the Nebraska voters. Quote
Smallc Posted November 16, 2011 Report Posted November 16, 2011 ?? I'm saying that when the oil does not move, Alberta suffers. And you somehow think that I was in favour of this? Quote
olp1fan Posted November 16, 2011 Report Posted November 16, 2011 (edited) Nebraska top politicians are satisfied that it was moved and now want Obama to expedite it so Obama should decide this is a good thing then right if he is not playing politics? http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/11/15/state-department-wont-budge-on-call-for-pipeline-review-despite-rerouting/ A day after Canadian oil company TransCanada agreed to reroute its proposed Keystone oil pipeline around Nebraska' ecologically sensitive Ogallala Aquifer, the State Department refused to budge on a new environmental review of the project that is not slated for completion until 2013 -- after the presidential election Edited November 16, 2011 by olp1fan Quote
mentalfloss Posted November 16, 2011 Report Posted November 16, 2011 (edited) Tell it to Mexico, which by the way is losing all that Ontario production to China now. You can still emigrate from Onatario to AB to get work though, we have not closed the borders yet. So your solution to fledgling manufacturing is to get a job in resource extraction. Dutch disease. It started at the tail end of 90s when people began moving to Alberta. A day after Canadian oil company TransCanada agreed to reroute its proposed Keystone oil pipeline around Nebraska' ecologically sensitive Ogallala Aquifer, the State Department refused to budge on a new environmental review of the project that is not slated for completion until 2013 -- after the presidential election Good on Obama for realizing the original plan wasn't completely kosher. Now TC have to go through proper environmental assessments much to their own chagrin. If they had properly planned a safe route, they wouldn't be in this mess in the first place. Edited November 16, 2011 by mentalfloss Quote
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