It's not like it's going to change anything. He'll still have his opinion and Alberta/Canada will still rely on oil revenue. Until we find a cheap, viable alternative to energy mining, we'll be stuck with it as one of our primary economic cornerstones. I'd be happy to trade it all for a clean industry that can still support our infastructure and social programs, but we'll have to make due until that happens.
I don't actually know what Neil is arguing though. Does he want Canada to drop oil/gas entirely, or clean it up more? The former won't happen any time soon, and the latter is constantly being worked on. Either way, you won't please everybody. Maybe he wants neither of those, I don't know. He's free to say what he wants, I don't really care. In my opinion, he's not doing much harm with his rhetoric. People that already agreed with him will still agree with him, and those that don't will still...not.
The whole thing isn't a black and white issue though. It's more of a smoggy grey.
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