FarmTech

[ASRG]

What is really funny is when he says the northern Gateway is a "national priority"? In fact it is a "multi national corporatrion priority"! Not much sense turning Alberta into an industrial toxic waste dump if the robber barons can't sell their product?
Then Kenney comes up with this gem: "We need to increase immigration to get skilled workers".....presumably to work at the oilsands mega projects, seeing how that is all that matters in a petro state? Hey Jason, how about training our own kids and the natives' kids...you know, so they can have a future? Maybe a better solution than bringing in a bunch of Asians who can't speak the language or know anything about the principles of our country? Or maybe he wants coolies that will work in appaling conditions for rice and beans?
Harper has never met a foreign corporation he didn't like. Look up the definition of a fascist sometime?

[bucket]

The nice thing about a pipline to a ship is you can have many customers and pick the ones that pay the most.

Conversely, by tieing the pipeline to one end user you limit your options.

But we have all heard this story before.

Too bad the americans will end up buying at the nozzle at the west coast. But they might have made us alot of money in the process.

[groundspeed]

If they need to cut on pensions, set an example and cut political pensions to.

[bucket]

What do you mean cut them, how about eliminate politician pensions.

Eight years and they get a pension plus a tax free salary during that time.

Name one job that after paying taxes for eight years you get a gold plated pensions plan????????

[TOM4CWB]

Bucket... 'Public service' jobs have VERY good benefits... of this there can be no doubt. Our 'Service' jobs are now 25-35 percent of the economy (depending on who is included)? Muni/Prov/Fed... Utilities...healthcare... mandatory transport services... education... telecom... the 'public' sevants are vast and very well paid...
They encourage politicians to be dippers in the sensual pension waters.

New lawyers and sales of Carbon Credits, Environmental goods and services... banking... insurance... there is soooo much sensual work for folks who can latch into this vast gravy train. Politicians are the least of the real concern... it is the entitlements they dole out that should be of grave concern... especially here in Alberta!!! Where are we at? 20 percent of the population must provide the productivity to pay 80 percent of those who vote to extract resourses from those 20 percent who MUST produce the prosperity for everyone.

[cottonpicken]

i might end up eating crow on harper

looks like somebody found out what an
unfunded liability is

hard concept for people to except that
eventually one hundred percent of
corporate and personal incomes will be
needed to fund our welfare state

[ksbender]

My second time hearing General Hillier and without question the highlight for me. Excellent conference on all fronts. Only thing lacking is large hotel on sight. Doug, Rick and planning committee did an outstanding job and made the right decision to move to Northlands.