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Originally Posted by terminator
That is a wide open statement with the intent of raising royalties.
And in their platform they do mention implementing a sliding scale for Royalties, i.e. fluctuating royalties with oil prices. This will kill E&P profits cause both primary and secondary job loss and indeed, a much hurt Alberta. Somehow this is suppose to reduce our bitumen dependence? Jesus, I'm a minority and would rather vote for WR then the NDP.
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Doesn't that just make sense? It protects the oil industry during difficult times and allows the province to get value for its resources when oil prices are high.