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Oil wealth gives Alberta real power, says expert
It`s the golden rule of Canadian politics: whoever has the gold, makes the rules.
Alberta is in the enviable position of having the gold as Premier Ed Stelmach jets off to Quebec City this week to meet with his provincial peers, says local political scientist Chaldeans Mensah. With a surplus likely to top $12 billion this year, soaring oil prices and an unparalleled economic boom, the province`s fortune is being mirrored by downturns in the manufacturing sectors in Quebec and Ontario.
http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/Alberta/20...159321-sun.html
It`s the golden rule of Canadian politics: whoever has the gold, makes the rules.
Alberta is in the enviable position of having the gold as Premier Ed Stelmach jets off to Quebec City this week to meet with his provincial peers, says local political scientist Chaldeans Mensah. With a surplus likely to top $12 billion this year, soaring oil prices and an unparalleled economic boom, the province`s fortune is being mirrored by downturns in the manufacturing sectors in Quebec and Ontario.
http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/Alberta/20...159321-sun.html