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Originally Posted by Delgar
Firstlady,
Its also interesting that the new "review" reaches a widely different conclusion from reviews past, no? What a difference a year makes!
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Where and how did you draw that conclusion? The past reports have been censored; had you read the article I posted you would be aware of that. For all we know they did reach the same conclusion.
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Not to disparage the committee that deals with writing their "Royalty Review" each year, but there are plenty of government committees writing plenty of reports all the time. It doesn't mean those reports matter. I'd also suggest those reviews have lots of external influences that aren't spoken about -- and that's a knock on both the industry and on the government.
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The committee that do this one are new people every year. In this case Ed made it a hot issue by using it during his leadership campaign. He went further by giving them the mandate of "Are Albertans getting their fair share". The panel themselves say they had a hard time giving a "balanced" report.
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Implementing the "new" report would be political suicide, and not very fair to those who had no idea it was coming, but now the issue is being looked at seriously. Whether its being looked at properly is a whole different debate.
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The industry was leary and speaking out before the report was delivered; no one was listening.
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I just noticed the OP seems to have signed on just to pump a political issue on a hockey board, so I think I'm just going to bow out of this thread now.
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In some ways it is a political issue for sure; one that effects everyone.... even hockey fans.
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(Though your point that there is always an annual "review" is well taken, I'm not so trusting of the governmental process).
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Thank you. I don't trust the current government either. I thought I made that pretty clear when I joined this board..
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Lol, yet another edit: You are pumping a political agenda (someone emailed me a link). I'm bowing out now for sure, good luck with the rally!
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If a political agenda is standing up for one believes and helping defend others against the current governments potential action; then yes, that is me.
I have never made any sectret of who I am or what I am about.