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Originally Posted by Bunk
On a global scale we should always remember that Calgary has some of the essentials of liveability that are almost unparalleled on earth. We are true 1%ers in terms of global standard of living and quality of life:
We are politically stable
Our environment is clean
We have a very safe city
Our healthcare is strong
We have reliable and high quality infrastructure
Our public education is excellent
Our incomes are high
We have a well integrated, tolerant society of people from all over
We have superb recreational amenity
We have a growing vitality in our cultural scenes
Our biggest issue is our commodity-driven boom and bust cycles, which cause a lot of upheaval. The biggest mission has got to be to find ways to smooth that out. It might mean the highs won't be as high, but hopefully the lows won't be as low. As we become bigger, just by consequence of having so many humans our economy diversifies, but we need to really continue to evolve our energy sector and drive some other primary industries to keep that quality of life high.
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Things like those make people feel better but it’s a bit like convincing yourself you’ve got a great personality and should be a great catch. Even if it’s true that’s probably not the main criteria your potential mate is after.
Investment drives growth and it’s not coming without some advantage in capital, talent, markets or returns. Calgary is not even in the discussion on any of those fronts unless it’s an Alberta only discussion.