tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11453282.post6217995462183861409..comments2023-12-24T00:17:40.700-05:00Comments on Dissonance And Disrespect: Quebec In The BalanceLoyalisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15077915661688419630noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11453282.post-91674078831203808102007-01-17T11:23:00.000-05:002007-01-17T11:23:00.000-05:00Government revenues from oil & gas are Royalties. ...Government revenues from oil & gas are Royalties. <br />A percentage of the price per barrel extracted. <br />Sask lowered their Royalties to between 5 and 20% (old finds-new finds & price sensitive) and offers up to 50% tax incentives, to Oil Companies, to compete with Alberta's low Royalties.<br /><br />All the provinces have the ability to increase/decrease the Royalties/tax incentives that Oil Companies have to pay.<br />( Provinces also have the sale of lease lands, a competition amongst Oil Companies to purchase)<br /><br />Maybe the Provinces should standardize their Royalties and incentives, instead of competing with each other to lure Oil Companies, to offset the equalization formula.<br /><br />(not sure how it works for offshore)<br /><br />Okay, I'm saying Provinces should download onto the Oil Companies.<br />I don't know how competitive that leaves Canadian Oil Producers.<br />Just a thought.wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03589410224972050999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11453282.post-24983835416646400992007-01-17T09:29:00.000-05:002007-01-17T09:29:00.000-05:00You make a good point on maintaining the favor of ...You make a good point on maintaining the favor of the base in the west, but there is a bigger picture!<br /><br />What the hell is the PM to do? There is a bigger picture here, and the problem is that Canadians love to bitch and complain.<br /><br />If the west doesn't realize that if PM Harper doesn't renege on this particular item, you are going to end up with a Liberal government that will do alot worse.<br /><br />Do you want an elected senate? Do you want a unified Canada? If you answer yes to either of these questions, then you and the West needs to stop being so goddamn selfish and look at the long term possibilities of where this government could take us.<br /><br />The Liberal machine doesn't want to give the west a voice. Harper does, and this is the price.Canadian Patriothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14300027894756716222noreply@blogger.com