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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!