Heads up in oil patch.

[15444]

Brother got his notice from ConocoPhillips that if things don't do a complete 180 in the patch by September 1, they are paying out his contract and getting out of this shithole country. Look for every other company to do the same.

[SASKFARMER]

Canadian companies are getting fed up with Trudeau and the liberals. The only companies that love him are the ones at the pig trough. Some Regina companies in that.

Trump will welcome them and then we will buy our own Canadian made products back at 40 % more.

Stupid liberals and voters.

Canada is toast

[Goodtime]

When does Alberta get to stop sending equalization payments?

[blackpowder]

Get out now and come back later at half price? I would too. Possibly the most expensive place to extract in the world?

[fjlip]

Well get signing the petition... https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/investigate-justin-trudeau-financial-crimes-and-crimes-against-humanity https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/investigate-justin-trudeau-financial-crimes-and-crimes-against-humanity

[fjlip]

When does Alberta get to stop sending equalization payments?

Both Ab and Sk should NOT send one f'ing $ of C02 Tax or equalization/income tax to the SOB's down E and let's get their attention!

[Rareearth]

So if Ab and Sask don’t fund equalization, how would Ottawa respond?

[farmaholic]

So if Ab and Sask don’t fund equalization, how would Ottawa respond?

.....send in the army?

[hobbyfrmr]

So if Ab and Sask don’t fund equalization, how would Ottawa respond?

It seems to me that equalization payments are going to be slashed simply because of the decline in oil prices, energy industry activity and royalty revenues. You can’t get blood from a stone.....or can you?

[furrowtickler]

Canadian companies are getting fed up with Trudeau and the liberals. The only companies that love him are the ones at the pig trough. Some Regina companies in that.

Trump will welcome them and then we will buy our own Canadian made products back at 40 % more.

Stupid liberals and voters.

Canada is toast

Like Irving ?? How they doing ?

[AlbertaFarmer5]

It seems to me that equalization payments are going to be slashed simply because of the decline in oil prices, energy industry activity and royalty revenues. You can’t get blood from a stone.....or can you?

We may have reached the point that Margaret Thatcher spoke of, when they discover that they have run out of other people's money.

They will still instst on getting blood from a stone, since there are no other options, and they have nothing to lose politically. It will reach the point where even the equalization apologists such as Chuck will be cheering for separation.

[chuckChuck]

When is Alberta going to make plans for diversifying their economy? How many times do we need to go through this cycle of boom and bust before industry and governments start investing in developing a resilient economy that is not so dependent on one or 2 export dependent commodities?

Perhaps they should ask Norway for advice?

[Hamloc]

When is Alberta going to make plans for diversifying their economy? How many times do we need to go through this cycle of boom and bust before industry and governments start investing in developing a resilient economy that is not so dependent on one or 2 export dependent commodities?

Perhaps they should ask Norway for advice?

Simple question for you Chuck, would you be happy with a 25% sales tax? Do you believe more people employed by the government as opposed to private industry is diversification?

[chuckChuck]

Why not provide tax breaks, incentives, subsidies for food processing, manufacturing, high tech to attract investment?

In Alberta if the tar sands lose money and become uneconomic Kenney suggests a state owned oil company to take over some projects? Huh? In free market Alberta?

Norway did that many decades ago and now have over 1 trillion in savings. Surely Alberta should have more to show for all their years of high GDP and high incomes than what they have now.

If Alberta had a modest provincial taxation system like Saskatchewan prior to the covid crisis they would have a $14 Billion dollar budget surplus! Wow and you guys keep defending this mismanagement and blaming Ottawa?

Yep Alberta is in trouble and some of the blame is on them.

[blackpowder]

Economic diversification has been a discussion for a hundred years on the Prairies.
Read pre Depression articles from Saskatchewan.
Not too sure which policies and when would have changed that history.
When have we had political will and public support for a big change policy??
And don't compare the Carbon Tax to FDRs TVA. Couldn't build a outhouse in Canada anymore without $20k in permits.
Also a grain if truth to being milked when times are good. If ten people owned one great cow, how long before disagreement on the feed bill?