I have been harping about getting your views on how much rent Albertans should change for access to the oil sands and other energy reserves. The way to do that is to contact the Premier’s office by phone or email or seeing what events he is at and show up and share your thoughts.
This works! He is forthright enough to say so. Check out this story on the test for EUB restored confidence for some straight from the Premier’s mouth proof.
If this knd of information is good enough for measuring public confidence in the EUB, it ought to be good enough to tell him if you believe the oil companies or the independent review panel's analysis about what is a reasonable royalty rate for your resources.
Stelmach was a star cabinet minister during the bozo years. I am not going to hold my breath expecting a change. The appointment of Gary Mar to Murray Smith's patronage job says it all.
ReplyDeleteHistory is a teacher but not a predictor. Gary Mar is a terrific choice for Washington.
ReplyDeleteHey Ken,
ReplyDeleteGreat work on the Royalty Review postings. Anyway I was sent something today that I thought you might be interested in:
The recently released Alberta Royalty Review has sparked a lot of heated debate. One issue that has been highlighted by industry and media commentators is the issue of "grandparenting." This is the question of whether the government has the legal right to change the structure of the royalty regime without exempting existing projects. In "Alberta's Royalty Review and the Law of Grandparenting" IAPR Fellow Nigel Bankes, a Professor in the Faculty of Law, reviews the law on this question and concludes that the royalty review panel has proposed nothing that violates existing contracts or is otherwise inappropriate or unusual.
You may access the article directly by clicking on the link above or by visiting the IAPR web site at www.iapr.ca. IAPR Policy Briefs, like those prepared by Professor Bankes, can be found at http://www.iapr.ca/iapr/researchandpublications/groups/policybriefs.
Sorry for the jumbled nature of this post.
Keep up the good work!
Thx - I have received that link from others too. I will read and comment on the paper likely tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteLet the Premier know your concerns.