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Originally Posted by Bagor
I have no straight answer for that but can only speculate for IMO the largest polluters.
O & G. No choice. Have to stay where the resource is.
Mining: Same
Auto: I'm presuming they're here because of wages and the Unions down south. I'll admit it's one industry which could be affected detrimentally.
Energy: The market is here.
Re: energy and the rest I would hope that there would be some sort of tax credit similar to the credits in a cap and trade system for producing (and maybe a lesser credit for purchasing) clean energy.
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I think Oil and Gas can easily move their head operations elsewhere. And that would affect a lot of jobs in Alberta specifically. Sure, there is supply here. But there is supply a lot of other places too.
I don't know anything about mining, so I can't comment.
Energy?? Of courses there is a market here. There is a market for energy everywhere. Energy is a necessity. I am all for producing cleaner types of energy, but what do you suggest we use in Alberta? Or Saskatchewan? Or the territories? In provinces that aren't landlocked, there is hydro power. But what do we do here? Nuclear power seems to be very steadily opposed against, so I dont knot what other options there are.
I'm not trying to attack you - I simply don't know. IF there was a regulation in place that would not allow companies to pass on taxes, its my opinion that one of two things would happen: A - companies would leave. B - they'd find a loophole. Raise "administrative costs" or some other "fee." They would find a way, because like I said, private sector companies will not run at a deficit. Government companies will...but now we're getting really socialist and I don't think the Liberals want to, or will go there.