No, Alberta’s oil patch doesn’t need a bailout
Alberta’s energy sector has yet to suffer anything like Ontario’s manufacturing job losses, so calls for an auto sector-style bailout for the oil patch are premature
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Mike Moffatt
Mike Moffatt is the Director of Research and Policy at Canada 2020 and an Assistant Professor in the Business, Economics and Public Policy group, Ivey Business School, Western University.
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