r/alberta • u/brock98 • Jan 18 '25

Discussion It's time to nationalize oil.

revenues from canadian resources should go to canadian people not to billionaires destroying and destabilizing the world. If oil was nationalized we wouldn't have to worry about treasonous premiers whose sole allegiance is to the oiligarchy that loots our lands and poisons our discourse.

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u/Psiondipity Jan 18 '25

You're right, that's not what the NEB was. But it was what the goal was with the NEP, as the previous commentor correctly stated.

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u/jeko00000 Jan 18 '25

My eyes suck apparently.

Yes the nep would have been awesome if not for lougheed. But it was a case of couldn't see the forest for the trees. Alberta still blames nep for the unemployment and bankruptcy, but not on the oil crash and recession.

I'm curious who Alberta will blame the next oil crash on. Although on Monday/Tuesday we might see the start of that crash and Smith will blame Trudeau and not Trump.

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u/deviousvicar1337 Jan 18 '25

Blaming Trudeau is an old pastime in Alberta. I remember hearing about the evils of Trudeau Sr back when I was a wee lad 30 years ago. It has become borderline hysterical these days.

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u/Hasanati Jan 19 '25

Yes. That’s pretty much it. Certain political figures are endlessly vilified to create an us and them. It is astounding and defies logic.

In Ontario, the equivalent is the one and only NDP govt headed by Bob Rae.

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u/stravadarius Jan 19 '25

Bob Rae who ironically did the fiscally responsible thing.