[exploration camper]

This is a great thread idea Acron. I think that there's an important distinction here that is being missed: The problem as I see it in this province is not one so much of political alignments but as you said before of attitudes. I like to call it the coffee row mentality, and I hope I don't offend too many people either. No matter how things are going there is nothing talked about that isn't negative. People don't stream to Alberta because there is neccesarily a better job or oppurtunity there for them, but because they believe that there is a better oppurtunity for them.

Then we have "leaders" who instead of proudly declaring to the rest of the country that we are finally a HAVE province, spend their time trying to convince everyone that we are being short changed and that we're really a have not.

I'm still all for a social democracy but I'm with you we don't need to be big but we need to collectively decide that we can be great.