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Originally Posted by SebC
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/sport...549/story.html
I couldn't find anything worth quoting in the article, but the link contains a speech by Mandel addressing the fiscal inequalities that the province imposes on Edmonton (and Calgary is in a similar situation). This is an issue that needs more awareness, so I hope you read it. Calgary and Edmonton aren't getting their fair share from the province, but we have two-thirds of the votes. We have the power to make the province listen to us, so let's join Mandel in making this an issue for them!
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Read the article and appreciate you posting it, but its hard to take any politician that signed that arena deal seriously. Also they rank their education facilities as their largest growth sector? Has he seen a report that deals with Canadian GDP growth and its correlation with the oil sands?
I'm still in disbelief how Edmonton can piss away so many guaranteed city building advantages. The U of A predates U of C by decades, they had the first major oil discovery at Leduc #1, they have the capital for Alberta and all the ancillary services, they have the refineries, they retained their military base when Calgary's was shut down, etc, etc...hard to believe given that kind of head start that Calgary was able to out pace them. I see it as a testament of the quality of politicians and what the citizens demand from them.