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First Lady · 11-23-2008, 01:01 PM

Here is another.

http://watch.bnn.ca/#clip114391

The person being interviewed refers to Royalites as taxes; which is not accurate IMO, but he makes some very valid points regard how the new change will play out.

I also believe the interview makes an error, in that he says the government has not backed off on the oilsands. Just last week:

"Syncrude, the largest oilsands producer in the world, agreed to pay increased royalties under Premier Ed Stelmach's new regime starting in 2016, rather than next year, as other oil and gas producers in Alberta will."

http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/...a-0fd9b0e16367

2016 was their original end date for their contracts. So really nothing has changed. Where are all the people who wanted our "fair share"?
I would have thought they would be screaming about this by now.

11-23-2008, 01:01 PM	#36
First Lady First Line Centre Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Calgary Exp:	Here is another. http://watch.bnn.ca/#clip114391 The person being interviewed refers to Royalites as taxes; which is not accurate IMO, but he makes some very valid points regard how the new change will play out. I also believe the interview makes an error, in that he says the government has not backed off on the oilsands. Just last week: "Syncrude, the largest oilsands producer in the world, agreed to pay increased royalties under Premier Ed Stelmach's new regime starting in 2016, rather than next year, as other oil and gas producers in Alberta will." http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/...a-0fd9b0e16367 2016 was their original end date for their contracts. So really nothing has changed. Where are all the people who wanted our "fair share"? I would have thought they would be screaming about this by now.