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Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame
It will in 300 years 
More to the point, I think Calgary needs to continue to diversify its economy. Oil and Gas are the main driver, but we also have a financial services sector and is a prairies hub for transportation and logistics (gateway to Pacific Coast markets for Canadian manufacturing). Not to mention we have a solid healthcare and retail sector, as well as budding technology and film/creative industries.
I'd like to clarify something though from what another poster said earlier, I don't think the majority of people necessarily come just for the Oil and Gas; I think they come for the quality of life. High paying jobs, clean and friendly city, and stronger economy than most anywhere else in the country. |
Yeah that's exactly it.
There's nothing wrong with that however. It's the reason people uproot their families and emigrate to far away places like Canada. For better opportunities than their homeland. The exception in Calgary's case however is we're mostly talking about internal immigration (for the most part).
The argument that Calgary would be nothing without oil and gas is as silly as the arguments about a decade ago that the Flames would be nothing without Kiprusoff. He was an important part of the team as much as oil and gas is an important part of Calgary's economy.