I really wouldn't have a problem with a sales tax or increased provincial tax if whatever legislation brought it in also spelled out that resource royalties went to savings. Eventually (and it would suck for a few years until enough $$$ was saved) a lot of needed capital spending could be financed out of interest on that savings.
And, a bit more controversially, royalties should probably go up. We are basically paying negative royalties on coal at this point.
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