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Originally Posted by SeeGeeWhy
Those are some of the same reasons I am sick of the conservatives as well Laughman.
I've said it time and again, Harper has been more damaging to the energy industry in Canada, particularly Alberta than most people give him credit for. Abolishing royalty income trusts and shutting down state owned enterprises from investing in our projects that require multimillion dollar capex commitments and long term viewpoints, and being weak on keystone/oil sands PR globally has done more to damage the oil and gas industry in Alberta than anything commodity price fluctuations and the Provincial NDP have done. Not only that but he is quietly gutting our nuclear power capabilities - how on earth are we going to realistically meet our climate change objectives and help other countries also do so without destroying our economy if we take away our expertise in fission technologies?
Don't get me started on his destruction of science in the Country.
The guy is perpetually afraid, his policy, action and dialogue reflect it. Not the leader I want.
I don't love that the Liberals will increase taxes but at least they have a vision for the Country. I don't really want them in more than I want Harper gone.
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The drop in the commodity price has been far more detrimental to the state of Alberta's economy than any other factor. If the price of oil was still $110 the economy would be doing well, regardless of whatever you think Harper has done.
As for foreign investment, the only foreign acquisition the federal government has rejected was in Saskatchewan for PotashCorp. Since Harper's been in power, there have been billions of dollars in foreign investment in the Canadian oil industry.
http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/20...reign-funding/