The Western Tiger: Fuelling Alberta’s Future

Alberta Liberal Leader Kevin Taft today outlined a new vision for Alberta’s economic future, in the form of inter-provincial cooperation that could “forever change the place of Alberta in Canada.”

“Today, I am proposing a complete rethink,” said Taft in a speech to Calgary’s Downtown Rotary Club. “I’m proposing a policy to transform western Canada into a Western Tiger, with Alberta as the heart of that tiger.”

Comparing the opportunity to the transformation in the ‘70s and ‘80s of Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Singapore into Asian Tigers or more recently Ireland into the Celtic Tiger, Taft says Alberta has a once in a lifetime opportunity for a dramatic elevation in power, wealth and sustainability of Alberta and the West.

Taft indicated that, as premier, he would call for a meeting of western provinces, with an agenda of turning western Canada into an energy superpower.

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