tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10290429.post5423678064988106735..comments2023-11-02T06:37:23.839-06:00Comments on daveberta.ca: capturing alberta's hot air.davebertahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06822739409684978316noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10290429.post-71816428192410166992007-12-27T00:01:00.000-07:002007-12-27T00:01:00.000-07:00Oh let's not forget Kevin Taft's year end commenta...Oh let's not forget Kevin Taft's year end commentary on oilsands:<BR/><BR/>""The position we took is that the bottom line increase in 'take' put forward by the Hunter panel seems eminently reasonable. The details of how you get there, it's incredibly technical.<BR/><BR/>"If you go on the government website, the Department of Energy website on energy royalties, there are pages and pages of mathematical formulas and considerations and so on. It is a very technical exercise. In my view, it's not an exercise that politicians should be getting into the detail.<BR/><BR/>"As politicians, you set the object, whether it's building a high-speed rail from Edmonton to Calgary or whatever else you're constructing. But you need to rely on technical experts to help with the details. The government has a department full of people like that and the money to hire whoever else they want. And that's where the sorting out really has to happen."<BR/><BR/>Or, to edit it down to a 10-word statement: The Liberals don't have an easily understood policy on royalties.<BR/><BR/>Or, put another way: Liberals will announce a royalty policy if they form government.<BR/><BR/>The odds against that are stiff."<BR/><BR/>The Libs are apparently running on the Homer Simpson campaign platform: "ohhhh... can't someone else do it?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10290429.post-65746544336120227562007-12-21T10:05:00.000-07:002007-12-21T10:05:00.000-07:00Ed Stelmach always adds a little "je ne sais quoi"...Ed Stelmach always adds a little "je ne sais quoi" to the political dialogue in Alberta.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10290429.post-45176079009439689862007-12-21T09:57:00.000-07:002007-12-21T09:57:00.000-07:00You're right Dave, it's good to see Premier Stelma...You're right Dave, it's good to see Premier Stelmach discussing the actual mechanics and science of something like carbon sequestration. It is definitely preferrable to listening to the Liberals drone on and on about an issue none of them are fully briefed on. Keep in mind that Canada's current status with regards to global warming is the result of over a decade of Federal Liberal lies and inaction. We don't need any more of that here in Alberta.<BR/><BR/>Also... too bad there was apparently nothing quotable or noteworthy from Kevin Taft's turn at bat.<BR/><BR/>Not that anyone's surprised.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com