Quotes by Roger Gibbins

“The Alberta government is not Santa Claus and were not talking about a sack of toys,”

“We are talking about the responsible stewardship of public funds coming from non-renewable natural resources and in this context the prosperity dividend makes no sense.”

“Ultimately we want to invest it so it generates income and then be able to use that income for a variety of purposes within the province.”

“I think thats a scenario that were unlikely to encounter in the years ahead but its something that is in the back of our minds.”

“From 1980 on, weve spent every nickel and dime of natural resource revenue and thats not an acceptable go-forward strategy.”

“Having a number of mini trust funds makes sense. We can consider doing the same thing for postsecondary education, perhaps creating a wellness fund and have a revenue stream where we could pursue wellness initiatives within the province,”

“[Martin was in Edmonton this week to meet with members of the Calgary-based Canada West Foundation think-tank (interesting that Tory-blue Calgary was not on the PMs itinerary).] Two years ago the prime minister staked out addressing Western Canadian discontent as a marker for his success, ... Since then we havent seen a whole lot of movement.”

“Having a number of mini trust funds makes sense. We can consider doing the same thing for postsecondary education, perhaps creating a wellness fund and have a revenue stream where we could pursue wellness initiatives within the province.”

“If hes going to have a truly national government, and if the Conservative party is going to have a chance of replacing the Liberals as a truly national party and (form) stable, sustainable national governments, hes got to build on that base in Quebec.”

“Its been a twisted tale in the last couple days that I dont pretend to fully understand.”