Gary Mason misses the point of Mayor Robertson comments. Vancouver's economy is doing well because it is focusing on the new economy associated with new technologies and green initiatives rather than tying itself to legacy industries. If Alberta had invested in the economy of the future, it would not be in its present predicament. Put a big chunk of the $3.3 billion in annual subsidies in fossil fuels towards Alberta's energy transition (they have the biggest solar resource in Canada) and diversification instead of trying to bully this deeply offensive pipeline through a justifiably uncooperative metropolis of 2 million people.
This most recent attack on the Mayor is in line with the author's inaccurate and misleading reporting on Robertson prior to the last municipal election. The corporate media's attempts to portray Mayor Robertson as some air-headed dreamer are in fact far removed from reality - as his comments on the local economy illustrate.