Satya Das' Slides

Rebooting AlbertaThe Citizens’

Way!

Satya Brata Das Alberta Party Policy ConferenceRed Deer, 13 November 2010

Rich!Government of Alberta spends$110 million a dayon its 3.8 million people . . .

. . . Assets, not Debt• $47 billion in

total financial assets by March 2011 after covering the projected budget deficit

• Source: Government of Alberta Budget 2010

Privileged!TD Bank studies: “Northern Tiger” Albertahas highest standard of living in North America

. . . We have the lowest taxes

Are they too low?

Source: Government of AlbertaMinistry of Finance and Enterprise

So why are we angry?

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

. . . 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

… 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

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

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

Where did we go wrong?

It’s not just us!Sevenbehavioursdriving discontent

Wealth without Work

Pleasure without Conscience

Knowledge without Character

Bernard Madoff sentenced to 150 years for Ponzi scheme

Science without Humanity

Hiroshima, August 1945, survivors of the first use of nuclear weapons

Commerce without Morality

The marketneedsRules andRegulations!

Worship without Sacrifice

Politics without Principles

Gandhi’s 1925 Insight is True Today!

Gandhi’s Remedy:

understand the suffering of others give wing to the fallenabandon ego and pride

serve the divinity within all

Can Canada brag we’re “best in the world?”

Or can we aspire to somethingmore worthy?

But Alberta can Aspire toBeing the Best for the

World

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

And it starts with You . . .

. . . when you speak truth to Power

. . . with the courage of your convictions

So how do you know you’re right?

When your actions align with our values

Mapping Albertan Values

Leadership Values in 2010

Albertan Values Mapping – Reboot Alberta Survey of Progressives 2010

CuriosityReligion

GenerosityHope

Creativity

Courage

Candour

HonestyIntegrity

Personal responsibility

Clarity

Learning

Empathy

Respect for diversityFiscal Responsibility

Accountability

Wisdom

Environmental Stewardship

Well being

Transparency

Equity

Complexity

$1 Billion a Month Health Care

Percent of respondents agreeing or strongly agreeing with the statement

Albertan Values Mapping – LPN Survey 2010

What we want from our health care

Albertan Values Mapping – LPN Survey 2010

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16

SkilledKnowledgeable

Caring and compassionateThorough

ResponsibleEthical

RespectfulDependable

Collaborative careResponsive

CommitmentPatience

ConfidentSupportive

Resourceful

Oil Sands Stewardship = “Social License to Operate”

2

6

10

12

14

18

19

20

Development

Land use

Reclamation-pace

Water

Greenhouse

Ecological monitoring

Habitat

Reclamation-type

Albertan Values Mapping – Oilsands Survey 2010

The Democratic Petro-State

Our take from Our Oil

Our Common Wealth

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: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.

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

Investment-grade feasibility study byProvince: stand-alone high speed train lineneeds fewer than two per cent of drivers toswitch to make it economically viable.

Province assembles the right-of-way;private sector builds and operates togovernment standards.

Multi-use right of way can include buried high-voltage powerlines, fibre optics, oil and gas pipelines,dedicated truck highway

Rebooting Alberta: High Speed Rail

Carbohydrate economy to complement thehydrocarbon economy using starches and sugars in crops and forests

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?

Alberta leading in societal development

• wellness• literacy • connectivity• community• diversity• inclusion • sustainability

Rebooting Alberta:Aspirations for our society

You can be the change you want to see in the world!

“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

Leadership begins in the mirror!

All you need is. . .

Inspiration. . . Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery!

None but ourselves can free our minds!

And Action!

GAME ON!