O Canada, can we have Alberta?

[luckydog71]

Here is an interesting article published on MSN. It is a tongue in cheek (I think) plea to annex Alberta.

http://moneycentral.msn.com/content/P138885.asp

 

[make it clap]

excellent investments

anyone who has enough capital should get into those energy companies or at least start a stripmining company that may rival the big boys in 20 years when it is expected to actually produce yield. Damn, im fixin to get rich.

or at least a company that imports/exports massive tires for that machinery.

 

[dick slap]

Ever wonder where Alberta would be if it had no oil? Probably like BC if it had no pot - broke

 

[The Lizard King]

O Canada, can we have Alberta?

No but you can have everything east of Manitoba.

 

[gravitas]

annex Alberta

While I like the US and many Americans I'm not quite ready to become the next Puerto Rico or 51st state. If we're going anywhere its going to be indy and start to offer a TFE (tax free experience).

G

 

[dirtydan]

Here is an interesting article published on MSN. It is a tongue in cheek (I think) plea to annex Alberta.

http://moneycentral.msn.com/content/P138885.asp

The Tar Sands are only good IF the price of oil doesn't start going down.

 

[gravitas]

The Tar Sands are only good IF the price of oil doesn't start going down.

It will have to go WAY down....current methods have a non-capitalized production cost of ~$15/barrel and capitalized at ~$30/barrel. Even the most conservative economists don't foresee the price of crude to drop below $30 for the next 20+ years. It should also be recognized that there continue to be quantum leaps in production technology that continue to drive the costs down.

My bigger concern to the Alberta economy is another federal liberal government doing something moronic like NEP redux or out and out nationalize the industry.

G