Are you a Canadian living in Alberta, or an Albertan living in Canada?
We’ve succumbed to an arrogance of entitlement of an “unearned” abundance of natural resources that are valuable… now.
Smith clearly has a short memory.
We forget so easily that we were the recipients of EQ before O&G — when the rest of Canada, those we now refer to as “Eastern Bastards”, assisted us in affording public services.
Now we complain that “We pay more than we get back” — an embarrassing self-own that underlines our ignorance… that’s exactly how it’s supposed to work!
Smith also has very limited foresight — disastrous in a “leader”.
O&G will do well for another decade or two… but then what? While she’s busy actively battling against green tech, the world moves on.
There will “always” be a need for some oil — but will it be…
- the most expensive,
- most difficult to mine,
- most intensive carbon footprint,
- difficult to transport without upgrading
- upgrading eats into the profit margin,
- and demands a discount to be sold on the market.
The issue at its most basic is:
Are you a Canadian living in Alberta, or an Albertan living in Canada?
We’ve succumbed to an arrogance of entitlement of an “unearned” abundance of natural resources that are valuable… now.
Smith clearly has a short memory.
We forget so easily that we were the recipients of EQ before O&G — when the rest of Canada, those we now refer to as “Eastern Bastards”, assisted us in affording public services.
Now we complain that “We pay more than we get back” — an embarrassing self-own that underlines our ignorance… that’s exactly how it’s supposed to work!
Smith also has very limited foresight — disastrous in a “leader”.
O&G will do well for another decade or two… but then what? While she’s busy actively battling against green tech, the world moves on.
There will “always” be a need for some oil — but will it be…
- the most expensive,
- most difficult to mine,
- most intensive carbon footprint,
- difficult to transport without upgrading
- upgrading eats into the profit margin,
- and demands a discount to be sold on the market.
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