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Originally Posted by Locke
It's not a difference of opinion it's a difference in the understanding of facts.
First of all you didn't even know that he royalty review isn't ' a few weeks late' it was in fact bungled horribly. As soon as the NDP realized it was going to actually take some work they pledged to keep the current royalty regime in place for 2016. So they took an uncertainty and then guaranteed that it wouldn't change for over a year making things much worse. Something they've proven themselves adept at.
Companies look at that and don't say; 'Sweet! All is well!'
They see no viable method of determining a ling term cost/benefit analysis.
This isn't the Beverly Hillbillies, Albertans are not Ma and Pa Clampett where they shoot a 12 Guage into the dirt and voila! Oil! One year isn't stability in the terms of an investment in exploration it's the opposite. These projects are very long term and no one is committing to them unless there's a mutual commitment.
So it just gets scrapped. You may have heard something about the 100,000 layoffs? It's been mentioned here and there.
Rude? I'll grant you that, and I do apologize , but my position has been made clear over several threads. Further I've given out too many free economics lessons around here and I'm tired of doing it ad nauseum.
Ignorant though? It's cute that you are alleging that of me in light of your comments.
Everything is A-okay in your eyes? No one has suffered. Nothing wrong has happened. The NDP have things well under control.
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Why do you assume that I didn't know about the review being a few weeks late? I am quite aware of how it got pushed and then delayed. That's why I thought of your comments as ignorant. You assume that people that have a different option than you do so because they don't know as well as you do. Newsflash, I live this every day as much as you do, so yes, different opinions.
Either way. I still stand by my opinion that the current government is not to be blamed for what's happening here right now. Carbon tax may be a big burden in 2020, but that's just speculation on what will happen and how it will affect us.
Realistically it's unlikely that the NDP will get reelected so the whole thing will likely be scrapped. Corporations account for that. They will take the bump in the road here and there and wait for next election. They aren't that short sided.
So again, not saying that the NDP is doing anyone any favours, but at the same time, they haven't done much damage at the moment if at all. That's why I asked the question on what they have done to date to hurt us so badly. Because people are freaking out and blaming them for last years layoffs etc.