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Originally Posted by Daradon
Man some people can hold a grudge for a long time. Destroyed a huge chunk of this city? We rebounded pretty well then. Last I checked Calgary is as vibrant, wealthy, and renowned as it's ever been. And it's becoming pretty evident we're doomed if we don't diversify anyway. Whether it be environmental, waning demand and lower price, or the insanity of the boom bust cycle, fossil fuels are on the way out. Time to stop bitching and moaning over something that happened over 40 years ago and look to the future. That's the best thing for everyone, including the citizens of Calgary.
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I agree with you in principle, I only take issue with the bolded. It may just be semantics on my part, but the NEP destroyed a lot of lives here, and caused a lot of terrible years.
I guess you're right in that we did rebound well eventually on a civic level, but I just feel your wording was slightly dismissive of how devastating that program was on a person to person to basis. It caused anything from financial hardship right up to suicide in many cases.
Basically I agree that it was a long time ago and shouldn't be held against any current politicians/parties, but I don't really like that you tried to make it sound like it wasn't a disastrous program for our province.