Some oilsands math from Alberta

One day, it would be nice if the oilsands bashing lobby deigned to explain a few things to the rest of us.

Such as. If the oilsands are shut down — as the good folks at Greenpeace would very much like — or even significantly scaled back, where will the billions of dollars in federal equalization money that Alberta’s (oilsands-dependent) taxpayers ship to Ottawa each year, come from in future?

Just wondering. It’s a small-minded little nitpick, I realize. With Ontario now a "have-not" province, and the country’s manufacturing sector flat on its back, you’d think Quebecers, among others, might like to know. Especially in the middle of a provincial election campaign.

Gary Lamphier, The Edmonton Journal

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