Great analysis! 'Joe' needs to get outside his 1950's headspace. This is the 21st century and if 'Joe' actually looked around and participated in today's world perhaps other parts of Canada, he may be better informed. Many amazing forward-thinking folks live in AB. They are creative, innovative, industrious and generally fun to be around. And folks living in AB - like the rest of Canada - come from many different places with many different backgrounds and talents. It's also curious that 'Joe' seems just-fine with all the companies pulling resources out of AB are actually from another country. Why is that? Does 'Joe' also not know that the Federal government - yes, that despicable Liberal government - invested Billions of Canadian tax dollars into the TM pipeline to move the AB 'gold' (owned by American companies) to port to access other markets. Goodness - 'Joe' is so hard done-by!
Great analysis! 'Joe' needs to get outside his 1950's headspace. This is the 21st century and if 'Joe' actually looked around and participated in today's world perhaps other parts of Canada, he may be better informed. Many amazing forward-thinking folks live in AB. They are creative, innovative, industrious and generally fun to be around. And folks living in AB - like the rest of Canada - come from many different places with many different backgrounds and talents. It's also curious that 'Joe' seems just-fine with all the companies pulling resources out of AB are actually from another country. Why is that? Does 'Joe' also not know that the Federal government - yes, that despicable Liberal government - invested Billions of Canadian tax dollars into the TM pipeline to move the AB 'gold' (owned by American companies) to port to access other markets. Goodness - 'Joe' is so hard done-by!
Thank you for this. I feel that Alberta hasn’t grown since I came to live here.
It has — you just wouldn’t know it because almost everything is targeted at “Joe”.
Wonderful essay. I feel the same.
Where in Scotland did your grandparents come from? Several of mine came from Scotland also.
Her dad’s side came from Motherwell, and her mom’s parents came from Caithness, I think it was.