For me the main issue is who can structure the economy to thrive over the coming decades...
The NDP is focusing on value-add for hydrocarbons and putting market mechanisms in place to price carbon. I have no idea what the UCP plans to do...
The structure of Alberta's economy HAS to evolve...and has to assume that the simple exporting of hydrocarbons is not enough.
I think that if Peter Lougheed were around today, he would lean more towards the NDP than the UCP and the statements made by his sons seem to back that up.
Also, Albertans appear to love their dynasties...Liberal, UFA, SoCred and PC's all had long uninterrupted runs...will that pattern hold?
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