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Originally Posted by fotze
I think it is fear, at least it is for me, the thought in this province (which probably is why the same party has been in power forever) is if one of those other parties gets into office, you will eventually be layed off and have to move your family to another country because of the specialized skill set that they have that is valuable here.
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And there in lies the problem, because of this fear the population continues to vote in a party that has no other vision except to stay the course with oil and gas. The problem is the world economy will evolve beyond oil...will Alberta? Unless people take the plunge and vote in somebody who has some new ideas to diversify the economy, Alberta will turn into a wasteland. We have a young educated workforce who could make the shift easily if it was done smoothly and with vision.
I'm not saying that any of the current parties have these new ideas (and how sad is that) but the PC party is probably the most backward out of any of them. Staying the course might be good for the long-term, but I strongly believe that it is catastrophic for your children. I mean seriously, what is the PC's plan when oil dries up (or when somebody comes up with a cheaper/better alternative?)? Blame the Liberals?