[Makarov]

Just one more thought regarding the argument that Alberta's rather litigious approach here will discourage investment in the province in the future. Its a fair point. However, I would note that, as anyone who has spent any time in the office of a large national law firm can attest, commercial litigation between large corporations (the same ones who seem to be getting a lot of sympathy in this thread) trying to escape or enforce or interpret the consequences of their commercial agreements is the bread and butter of superior court litigation in this country. Most of those corporations continue to do business with each other after the litigation dust has settled (indeed, often continue to do business together even while litigation is ongoing). To some extent, its just part of doing business.