"Hancock's musings don't make sense"

I had been preparing a response to Edmonton Whitemud MLA Dave Hancock's support for blocking bitumen exports, but Deborah Yedlin says much of what I would say and says it more succinctly.

Shouldn't the emphasis be on creating a better environment for companies to take the risks they need to develop the resource as cost-effectively as possible? This is what would benefit Albertans in the long run.
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Once again, the musings of the Alberta government smack more of populist politics than they do of robust, long-term economic policy.