02-08-2019, 11:29 AM
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#1901
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by The Fonz
That would be hypocritical.
What if things do change for the better though? What will you say?
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The only thing that'll make things better is a pipeline.
Neither the UCP or the NDP will be responsible for when this actually happens.
Enbridge Line 3 is supposed to come into service late this year, and when that happens, things will improve. This will be the case regardless of who wins in May.
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02-08-2019, 11:30 AM
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#1902
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: California
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Quote:
Originally Posted by The Fonz
That would be hypocritical.
What if things do change for the better though? What will you say?
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That’s easy, continue to blame outside forces as the government has zero affect on the short term economy
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02-08-2019, 11:31 AM
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#1903
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#1 Goaltender
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Originally Posted by The Fonz
That would be hypocritical.
What if things do change for the better though? What will you say?
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I'll happily give them credit where credit is due. My number one concern is good governance and if UCP provides that during their tenure, then bravo.
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02-08-2019, 11:31 AM
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#1904
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Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Cape Breton Island
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Quote:
Originally Posted by The Fonz
That would be hypocritical.
What if things do change for the better though? What will you say?
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I guess that depends on what spurs the improvement. I don't see that happening though. We're hooked on a dying resource.
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02-08-2019, 11:42 AM
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#1905
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Lifetime Suspension
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Originally Posted by White Out 403
We're hooked on a dying resource.
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The entire planet is. You don't turn off the valve before you've transitioned to something else.
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02-08-2019, 11:43 AM
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#1906
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Cape Breton Island
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Originally Posted by zamler
The entire planet is. You don't turn off the valve before you've transitioned to something else.
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Yeah I don't disagree...?
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02-08-2019, 01:29 PM
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#1908
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After the Alberta election and when both Line 3 is activated and TMX gets approved, I am looking forward to the UCP claiming any positive net gains to the provincial economy as their own and faulting the NDP for not getting it done. How convenient.
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02-08-2019, 01:30 PM
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#1909
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Norm!
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Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame
After the Alberta election and when both Line 3 is activated and TMX gets approved, I am looking forward to the UCP claiming any positive net gains to the provincial economy as their own and faulting the NDP for not getting it done. How convenient.
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Kind of like the NDP blaming the previous Conservatives, or Trudeau blaming Harper or Harper blaming Martin.
Its what all political parties do.
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02-08-2019, 01:38 PM
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#1910
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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
Kind of like the NDP blaming the previous Conservatives, or Trudeau blaming Harper or Harper blaming Martin.
Its what all political parties do.
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Great, looking forward to the self-congratulations for getting pipelines done that were going to get done anyways. You know it's coming.
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02-08-2019, 01:46 PM
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#1911
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First Line Centre
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We've been saying "pipelines that will for sure /eventually get done" for like a decade now with Keystone XL, I don't care who finally gets them over the finish line but I'm going to heap some praise on them.
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02-08-2019, 01:47 PM
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#1912
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by puckedoff
We've been saying "pipelines that will for sure /eventually get done" for like a decade now with Keystone XL, I don't care who finally gets them over the finish line but I'm going to heap some praise on them.
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In reference to Line 3 it is currently being built. But because of the project scope you won't see a massive change in anything.
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02-09-2019, 07:26 AM
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#1914
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Originally Posted by puckedoff
We've been saying "pipelines that will for sure /eventually get done" for like a decade now with Keystone XL, I don't care who finally gets them over the finish line but I'm going to heap some praise on them.
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Honestly, considering the amazing amount of BS involved in that project that has been 'approved' but repealed over and over again, whoever does get it over the finish line deserves the praise.
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02-09-2019, 07:38 AM
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#1915
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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Originally Posted by Locke
Honestly, considering the amazing amount of BS involved in that project that has been 'approved' but repealed over and over again, whoever does get it over the finish line deserves the praise.
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I see what you’re saying, but every government has been in favour of it in Canada. It’s not really praiseworthy in my opinion, because basically we’ve been waiting for the US to allow it. Other than saying “we want this built” there’s nothing magical we have done or could’ve done, and I’m not praising Trump!
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02-09-2019, 09:05 AM
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#1916
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by Bunk
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Brutal. That sucks for the party. They had a decent chance at making some gains this election.
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02-09-2019, 09:18 AM
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#1917
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Norm!
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Originally Posted by calgarygeologist
Brutal. That sucks for the party. They had a decent chance at making some gains this election.
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I don't know if they were going. They've really taken a back seat in Alberta Politics, they haven't gained any momentum. Mandel is a bad leader.
I just don't hear enough from them at all.
However there's always the chance that the NDP get stomped and the Alberta Party surpasses them.
They need better leadership and a bigger public presence.
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02-09-2019, 09:24 AM
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#1918
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I agree they need better leadership and presence, but in the age of social media, it's relatively easy to find out and "subscribe" to the kind of things they are doing.
Also, the only stories that seem to come out in the mainstream media about the NDP or UCP are framed to be negative, scandalous, or politically questionable. I don't see lack of mainstream attention as a bad thing, that just means they aren't making dire slip-ups and giving the Sun or Herald anything juicy. Well, except for this.
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02-09-2019, 10:26 AM
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#1919
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First Line Centre
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GGG
That’s easy, continue to blame outside forces as the government has zero affect on the short term economy
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That's nonsense.
Tax increases, coal shutdown, mortgage stress test, minimum wage increase, pipeline blockages, increased regulations, interest rate hike, messing with the balance pool. Hell, an idiot involved in approving permits can screw everything up.
Governments affect the economy in countless ways.
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02-09-2019, 11:10 AM
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#1920
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by DJones
That's nonsense.
Tax increases, coal shutdown, mortgage stress test, minimum wage increase, pipeline blockages, increased regulations, interest rate hike, messing with the balance pool. Hell, an idiot involved in approving permits can screw everything up.
Governments affect the economy in countless ways.
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And there was the whole we're not getting our fair share and we'll review royalties, essentially putting new investment on hold waiting for the governments review. Then to have them come back and say, yeah, well, I guess we are actually getting our fair share.
All at the cusp of the downturn.
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