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Originally Posted by Yakk
The West is growing. In a decade or two it will probably have the population of Ontario, and become a larger factor in elections.
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Doubtful.
Right now, the population of the GTA is greater than all of Alberta.
Alberta is growing in leaps and bounds, but what happens if oil tanks?
or, even drops below 40 per barrel? You can already see cracks in it showing up.
The economy of Alberta is based on one major commodity - oil, and a few lesser ones (grain, cattle, coal, etc.)
Alberta's economy was in the dumper for most of the 90's. The oil party can't and won't last forever.
If Alberta was smart, they'd be looking at growing beyond digging stuff out of the ground.