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Originally Posted by Travis Munroe
Reading many of these comments and I find myself in a different boat.
- I expect more of his campaigning and platform to come once an election is actually called.... the ball is entirely in Notleys court and the majority of this province would prefer that an election already be called yet she continues to hold out and pull off some last minute stunts for support.
- Let's call a spade a spade, Notley did absolutely nothing for o&g, in fact went as far as going against oil and gas when first elected. All of a sudden her back is against the wall with the clock ticking and she is pulling out every stop possible to look like she is fighting? How come people have such short memories?
- I actually don't mind 2018 /19 Notley but I also take a politician for more of who they are in the early years than when they will go against their own beliefs just to be reelected.
- If with this railcar idea was so brilliant, why hasn't it been done yet? (on a government level as it has been done on a private level and failed) Why isn't O&G paying for it with a government subsidy? It screams of a desperation move to show how dedicated the NDP is to O&G at a time when they need people to forget the past.
Someone who is following this more than I,
a) are the margins not already extremely thin with little to no room for error for this extra rail transit to actually make sense?
b) is there are proof or past documentation to support Kenneys idea that Notley is paying too much or are we waiting on Kenney to release his logic on this statement?
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Just on these 2 points...I disagree that this is a last minute thing. Sure, the royalty review was ill timed, but she had campaigned on it. It was the wrong thing to do at that time though. Other than that? She has been going to bat for Alberta oil ever since.
The reason companies haven't done the rail thing to this extent(there are several private companies hipping by rail currently) is that it doesn't make sense for one company to do it. The goal is to raise the value which, to the government, has unique benefits through increased taxation, jobs, royalties, increased drilling and extraction etc. Only a government could benefit in this way. I don't think it is a bad move, but it is certainly a gamble. It could pay off.