2007-01-30 12:27:33 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Economics
There is 100 Billion Dollars invested in the Alberta Tar Sands.This activity is draining workers from across Canada.Many of these workers have bought homes in Calgary and go there on their days off to spend disposable income.Service jobs are available to anyone with two feet and a heartbeat.The only thing that could pull the plug is if the government made it economically unviable to develop the tarsands,either by changing the taxation formula or by tightening the environmental regulations.Both are possible under a Liberal majority government.The newspapers here are rabid in their denunciations of the Liberal party because of this fear.
2007-01-30 12:42:09 · answer #1 · answered by kevin k 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
As much as Calgarians (and Albertans, for that matter) want it to be, Calgary will NEVER, EVER become Canada's premier city. That honour will remain in Toronto.
Calgary is boring. The city has no history and no culture. Seriously, is Calgary even 100 years old yet???
The only "culture" Calgary has is ripped-off from the USA (i.e. cowboy hats, pickup trucks, rodeos, and all that crap). What a bloody joke.
The people in Calgary are so plasticky, too. They are overly friendly and loud, just like the yanks. If it were genuine, fine, but it comes off as fake to me. If you want genuine friendly people, then go to the Maritimes.
Calgary only exists because of oil. Take the oil out of the province and Calgary would become another hick backwater Alberta village over night.
This country was built from East to West and Calgary is stuck somewhere between the West Coast and the centre of the country. I.E. its location is crap.
Before you accuse me of being a Torontonian, I should tell you I'm from Winnipeg ... but Toronto is the BEST!
2007-01-31 00:21:30 · answer #2 · answered by Mr_Canada 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A LONG Time! They have enough oil sand to keep producing for hundreds of years. As the technology to produce oil from the Athabascan sands and tars improves...the boom will only get more pronounced.
2007-01-30 20:31:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably quite a while. The huge expansion of the oilsand projects have led to massive growth in Alberta. And there is talk of expanding the oil sands further...
2007-01-30 20:31:55 · answer #4 · answered by Deasel98 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Until the silly people learn that there really arent that many advantages to living there - since the cost of living is matchable to the higher incomes.
2007-01-30 20:32:03 · answer #5 · answered by radiancia 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If the price of oil drops below say $30 a barrel, its over.
2007-01-30 23:26:41 · answer #6 · answered by KevinStud99 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
about 100 days
2007-01-30 20:30:44 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋