Alberta’s tar sands plan: recession

Some of the Tory ministers in this province seem pretty clueless.

Take Lloyd Snelgrove, Alberta Treasury Board President of the Conservative government. Here’s his thoughts on how Alberta should go forward with its tar sands plans:

Alberta Treasury Board President Lloyd Snelgrove says his Conservative government hasn’t always got it right in managing the development of the oilsands, but the economic slowdown might be the appropriate time to make it right.

That’s pretty priceless on its own, and it’s only the first paragraph.

Snelgrove… said hindsight is something he’s getting better at.

“I think we can admit we haven’t done everything there perfectly and there are things we’re learning as we go forward,” he said Wednesday. “That doesn’t stop us from readjusting right now.

“Maybe a breather right now is actually a good thing to make sure we have the community development balanced with the commercial development.”

I’m pretty sure all of the opposition parties, and all environmental groups, and local citizens of the towns affected have been calling for such a “breather.”

Perhaps with his improving hindsight he can work on his hearing too so he can listen to what nearly everyone else has been saying for years now.