3. . . . Assets, not Debt
• $47 billion in
total financial
assets by
March 2011
after
covering the
projected
budget deficit
• Source: Government of
Alberta Budget 2010
7. No faith in our politicians
9%
4%
19%
45%
23%
Who do you trust the most to responsibly manage Alberta’s growth
Brian Mason (NDP Party)
David Swann (Liberal Party)
Ed Stelmach (PC Party)
None of the above
Danielle Smith (Wildrose Alliance)
Albertan Values Mapping – Cambridge Strategies Oil Sands Survey 2010
8. . . . Or in our government
10%
25%
17%
25%
21%
2%
I am very satisfied with the Stelmach government
Slightly agree
Agree
Completely agree
Disagree
Completely disagree
Slightly disagree
Albertan Values Mapping – Cambridge Strategies Oil Sands Survey 2010
9. … we have no influence
30%
28%
13%
6%
2%
21%
My opinions have no influence on the government
Slightly agree
Agree
Completely agree
Disagree
Completely disagree
Slightly disagree
Albertan Values Mapping – Cambridge Strategies Oil Sands Survey 2010
10. And we aren’t heard
31%
30%
14%
3%
2%
20%
I am not being listened to by my provincial government
Slightly agree
Agree
Completely agree
Disagree
Completely disagree
Slightly disagree
Albertan Values Mapping – Cambridge Strategies Oil Sands Survey 2010
11. MPs: No Better
16%
27%
23%
22%
11%
1%
I am satisfied with the way the Alberta-based Members of Parliament, from any
political party, are representing the interests of Albertans in Ottawa
Slightly agree
Agree
Completely agree
Disagree
Completely disagree
Slightly disagree
Albertan Values Mapping – Cambridge Strategies Oil Sands Survey 2010
25. The best Alberta is built on
Freedom from fear
Freedom from want
Living in community
with dignity
In harmony with one
another,
. . . And the natural world
39. We have $15 trillion worth of oil sands wealth.
Let’s fund the transition
to sustainable
energy, starting with
greener hydrocarbon
production.
Rebooting Alberta:
Sustainable energy for the world
Rebooting Alberta:
Sustainable energy for the world
40. Rebooting Alberta:
Clean Energy for the World
Greener oil sands; cleaner coal;
alternative energy; bio-energy and bio-
economy.
The oil sands can make
Canada the world’s first
clean-energy superpower.
41. Rebooting Alberta:
Grow the Nano Economy
Rebooting Alberta:
Grow the Nano Economy
•Powerful application
in medicine and
biotechnology; energy
and environment;
computing and
telecommunications
•Rearrange the way
atoms act and
behave in any form
42. Investment-grade feasibility study by
Province: stand-alone high speed train line
needs fewer than two per cent of drivers to
switch to make it economically viable.
Province assembles the right-of-way;
private sector builds and operates to
government standards.
Multi-use right of way
can include buried high-voltage power
lines, fibre optics, oil and gas pipelines,
dedicated truck highway
Rebooting Alberta: High Speed RailRebooting Alberta: High Speed Rail
43. Carbohydrate economy to complement the
hydrocarbon economy using starches and
sugars in crops and forests
Rebooting Alberta:
The Bio Economy
Rebooting Alberta:
The Bio Economy
A zero-waste economy in which
every product and by-product is
processed to optimal value
•Agriculture and wood fibre make
insulation, textiles, building products,
industrial papers, composite materials
(even for auto parts), polymers, binders,
fragrances, food wraps
•Biomass to produce electricity;
synthesis gas; liquid and solid fuels.
Results?
44. Alberta leading in societal development
• wellness
• literacy
• connectivity
• community
• diversity
• inclusion
• sustainability
Rebooting Alberta:
Aspirations for our society
Rebooting Alberta:
Aspirations for our society
45. You can be the change
you want to see in the world!
46. “I am the master
of my fate:
I am the captain
of my soul”
Nelson Mandela by
Yousuf Karsh, four
months after release from
27 years of rigorous
imprisonment
INVICTUS
