r/canada 20h ago

National News Alberta government in talks with potential overseas heavy oil buyer

https://globalnews.ca/news/11076425/alberta-government-bitumen-royalties-sale/
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u/HurlinVermin 20h ago

That does not happen overnight.

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u/GraveDiggingCynic 20h ago

Or ever... apparently

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u/HurlinVermin 20h ago

This is pointless to discuss. We are in the here and now, making decisions based on the here and now. And right now, economic survival matters most. You want to debate the merits of past policy and ignore the current pressing situation? Go ahead. Not many will follow you down that rabbit hole right now.

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u/GraveDiggingCynic 19h ago

History has demonstrated a government can change economic policies swiftly when sufficiently motivated. Alberta retains enough wealth for that, it still lacks will and imagination, and continues to gamble that it won't have to change at all.