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Excellent piece Lisa 👏 Goodness let’s move into the 21st century as opposed to chasing “ boogey men” again. Someone is obviously not aware or caring that the transition in the O & G sector has been going on for sometime… through automation and also through www.ironandearth.org … Iron & Earth is a tradesman/worker-led not-for-profit who tired of the boom and busts of the oil sector in the mid 2000’s

Even Paul MacLauchlin president of RMA ( Rural Municipality of AB) sees how some may see this as a threat, however he is looking at it on a positive note, seeing the changes and how they will benefit the workforce.

👏 so let’s be adults and leave the ego’s & ideologies at the door and look at this in a positive move and how it will benefit our workers. We need more meerkats !!

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Virginia coal miners were left without new skills when the economy left coal behind. It is helpful that the feds are looking at a transition. Much of the economy will leave oil & gas behind. Alberta conservatives have had 50 years to diversify Alberta’s economy and failed to get it done. It’s like the automobile replacing horses for transportation in 1930. Danielle Smith wants to make blacksmiths great again.

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Here's to meerkats!

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Gotta say this incarnation of the UCP continues to out perform on the ridiculous scale. I’m very tired of the ‘But Trudeau’ and the pick a fight with Ottawa rhetoric. They’ve been making a mess and now, like the petulant toddlers that they are, they are seeing the consequences.

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Great analysis and description!

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Trudeau just can't help himself. Tells Germany to get lost and won't talk to Alberta about this legislation - just ram it down their throats anyway. Not a balanced article!

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