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Originally Posted by Fuzz
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.
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- spending over a billion dollars to shut down three coal power plants at the time they did was an awful decision (I know not o&g but energy related)
- as you say, the royalty review
- much of the Alberta climate change plan should have been put on hold and much of it is a complete joke of taxpayers money going to waste... good idea in theory but rolled it out way to soon imo.
- appointing someone who compared landmines being as ethical as Albertas oil to work with the O&G sector
- the carbon tax and how it is being implemented
These are just the ones that come to mind although I am sure with a couple hours I could double the list. I am 100% on board for a cleaner climate but fact of the matter is, the climate change plan gets abused significantly and the carbon tax is ridiculous until the real problem nations do something. If we wiped out our entire carbon footprint tomorrow, the world is likely a more polluted place due to other nations with no standards increasing production/pollution to take on what we took out.