tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31415271.post9013533402023674280..comments2023-09-22T06:22:50.820-06:00Comments on Ken Chapman: Interesting Insight Into the Mood of Blog Readers?kenchapmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11384045981190810115noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31415271.post-38883688590840785592011-02-19T07:39:08.526-07:002011-02-19T07:39:08.526-07:00Speaking of acting too late, the Royalty Review th...Speaking of acting too late, the Royalty Review that happened early in Stelmach's watch was a bust partly due to unfortunate timing, given that royalties were raised just in time for the world-wide economic slump. Had they been raised earlier, such as before the most recent boom really took off, the oilpatch would have been able to adapt to the new rates, and the reduction in activity in the sector when the recession arrived might have been less drastic. The NDP had been at the government for years, pressuring them to raise economic rents on non-renewable resources; it is simply unfortunate the government chose to wait so long to do so.<br /><br />The real losers in this weren't the big multi-nationals; they were the small, local service operators that are at the core of the 'patch: trucking and pilot car operators, rig service and hotshot firms, and so on laid people off left, right & centre. They are only now starting to pick up again. I personally don't work in the oil & gas industry, but I live in Grande Prairie and the boom & bust cycle is a particularly prominent feature of the local economy.jerrymacgpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31415271.post-35373931427633427932011-02-18T04:32:15.068-07:002011-02-18T04:32:15.068-07:00It is very simple Ken - Own the resources. Have th...It is very simple Ken - Own the resources. Have the balls to protect what is ours rather than the interests of your masters. The Conservatives are so blind on ideology and their own private interests that they sold out our resources and even our people's interests to the big corporations. It is disgusting and embarassing. The Norwegian SOCIALISTS want 85% of the profits we the CAPITALIST idiots are happy with 15%. I rest my case.Carlos Becanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31415271.post-38082341843480867062011-02-17T10:59:39.026-07:002011-02-17T10:59:39.026-07:00Why did they wait this long to refine our own Bitu...Why did they wait this long to refine our own Bitumen? is it due to an election issue? most probably.<br />I think they are purposely doing things 5 years (or more) behind times, to make it look like they listen to Albertan's , the Conservatives will never change, either big C or small C, it is all the same out of the same Conservative School. <br />We need a fresh, new look at Alberta, there is so much here to gain and to be gained from, not just environmental resources, but the Human resources we have here is top notch, just wasted due to those that are unelected and control our Governments, these unelected also seem to be in control in other areas of Canada, as these unelected are not necessarily Canadian.k.w.mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08984610718470384756noreply@blogger.com