I say there are four things that should be done with that money:
1) Get more doctors in the province, and open up more hospital beds. STAT.
2) Put some of it in the Heritage Fund, or another high-interest savings account.
3) Subsidize and/or give tax breaks to artists (musicians, painters, filmmakers, etc.) to get artists to STAY in the province and let them thrive. This is working wondrously in Ireland, let's try it out here.
4) DIVERSIFY. Start investing in non-resource dependent industries, such as high-tech, new media, and more finance / insurance.
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