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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
But sometime around 1994, the Alberta political class basically capitulated to the energy industry. I've sometimes thought we could save a lot of money and hassle by doing away with the provincial government altogether and let the province be run by a board appointed by the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers. Maybe throw in a rancher or two. Have them meet twice a year at a fishing lodge and hash things out. Turn the legislature into a provincial museum.
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The reality, of course, is since the early nineties that Provincial Government has spent over 300 billion dollars, most of it taken from the oil and gas industry and it's profits, with the largest single portion of it going to public sector salaries. Much more than anywhere else in Canada.
If the province capitulated to the energy industry, it surely has capitulated even more to it's employees?