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Originally Posted by welfare
but I can't understand this disdain for Albertans that I see from their westward neighbour. I mean I understand it, but I don't agree with it.
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I don't have any disdain for Albertans, although I do have plenty of it for Kenney and Notley for what they have done. Albertans also seem to be more conservative than I would be, but they are certainly entitled to feel that way.
I seem to think Alberta has a healthy tech sector, but they also seem to rely on the oil sector too much. Like it or not, the undeniable fact is the world has finally started moving away from oil dependence. Whether it is happening slowly or quickly depends on who you talk to, but it is a fact that is not going to change regardless of how much Alberta cries and whines about. Their higher costs of production is also something that will not change, and will not compete well against the RoW should demand for oil drop. For their own benefits, it seems unwise to me that they are only crying about job protection and how people are losing their livelihood. No amount of job protection is going to change the tide. The thing to do is to adapt to it.