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Originally Posted by transplant99
Ive read this whole thread and I still have no idea what the whole slogan on the banner was supposed to me...none.
Seperate Oil and State. Ummm...OK...I guess. If the idea was to get the government out of the oil business, I think that would be completely contradictory to there known stance of not wanting big oil to do whatever they want.
If it was in protest of the oilsands that they claim are already spoiling the province with toxins etc...then how does pulling back ALL controls there going to help?
Pretty clear that this was no more than a publicity stunt that had zero message behind other than..."look at me".
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I think the message is pretty clear. Basically they believe that oil companies drive government decisions like the war in Iraq - whether or not that is justified is another story. I don't know what a Calgary specific example would be, but I'm sure people in the oil industry would know of instances where they "worked closely" with local communities and governments to get what they want with no concessions. Thus, by separating oil and state, they hope that government will drop the hammer on any suspicious/bad/unethical behavior without worrying about the massive royalties that they would lose, or energy security that they would gain.
Again, I am not supporting their stance, nor do I feel like their stance has any merit. It is one born out of ignorance to what actually happens. I am also amused that it IS so ambiguous, but I can clearly see what their intention was.