In this commentary, originally published in the Toronto Star, Centre for Future Work Director Jim Stanford rebuts claims that the living standards of Albertans have been harmed by “attacks” on the province’s oil industry (as claimed by Conservative leaders Andrew Scheer and Pierre Poilievre). In fact, the province’s oil output (and the profits of the oil industry) have never been higher.
Alberta is a very sunny place, including, and especially useful, in winter. Prairies overall have few trees to cut down for solar.
Solar can create a lot of jobs in addition to being cheaper energy even in Alberta. Rulership that is an oligarchist protection racket shouldn’t be allowed to extort the rest of us. Nationalizing the oligarchy is the most, arguably only, productive communist policy. Democracy doesn’t work when they get to fix the outcomes.
Alberta is a very sunny place, including, and especially useful, in winter. Prairies overall have few trees to cut down for solar.
Solar can create a lot of jobs in addition to being cheaper energy even in Alberta. Rulership that is an oligarchist protection racket shouldn’t be allowed to extort the rest of us. Nationalizing the oligarchy is the most, arguably only, productive communist policy. Democracy doesn’t work when they get to fix the outcomes.