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I'll give it a go:

The major O/G producers have improved their balances of renewable energy plays, and have switched to being known as "Energy" companies, with a more diversified portfolio as a means of business survival - the world market expects it and great efforts to meet greenhouse gas emissions drive cleaner tech development.

Recognizing the superior talent Calgary has in the field, many late-stage career professionals switch to advising on responsible extraction and use of conventional energy sources while also providing valuable insight for new alternative energy engineers to continue to build new profiles of Lithium, hydrogren, wind, solar and geothermal energy sources. The U of C and SAIT begin to focus more on post-O/G energy development and produce the new crop of business professionals that work downtown.

Once the energy profile shifts, the progressive nature of the industry begins to attract small cap companies and new entrepreneurs that both want to tap a skilled labour market but also have available office and research space that Toronto and Vancouver have oversaturated and still suffer from chronically-high rent and lease rates.

These smaller companies ramp up the volume of contracting opportunities for tech consultants and developers to work integrated with these energy companies, such that the level of cloud-based IoT and advanced SCADA technology is as much responsible for Calgary's renewal as the energy projects themselves. Entrepreneurs now recognize Calgary as the place to build successful startups that help drive forward-thinking energy sources and consumption trends. Additionally, the Alberta Innovation Corridor takes off, and Calgary partners with Edmonton to provide on-demand productions and solutions relating to AI in energy development. This unique and novel partnership is an attractive market for capital investors to place their venture capital, and both cities are more connected than ever before. On a similar note, we are a few steps closer to a train connection along Highway 2.

There is also a new-found respect for the creative and artistic economies after the digital workplace enables people to have more free time and less "in transit" time waste. This leads to generous fund assistance for things like the NMC, Arts Commons, Theatre Calgary, etc. The improved and renewed profile of Calgary's arts and festivals scene allows Folk Fest, Stampede, Sled Island, and Calgary Expo to grow in reputation and promote local artists - especially as tech platforms further enable local talent to get discovered and promoted easier. Many of the downtown office buildings have also been converted into creative spaces with flexible leasing opportunities so that Calgary becomes a known place for artist residencies as a "new West" of creativity

Calgary is also chosen to host a World Expo or major conference that generates a renewed sense of interest in the city between 2028-2030.

Calgarians will still vote generally Conservative (as they've always done) but a near half-decade of UCP austerity and social events that create a sense of community renews hope and implementation of progressive fiscal policies, and the Albertan popular right comes back into the center.