text: Diversification is wonderful in concept if governments could actually could do it.  Look at the Maritimes, they were an economic basket case 40, 30 years ago and are even more so today after the billions sent that way.  What advantage does AB have?  Well it has lots of $ infrastructure , is a nice place to live, well Calgary anyway the rest meh.  But it has a very high cost structure and people are used to $$$ and lots of days off.  I went from a manufacturing company in Ont the exported 90% of our systems to Calgary O&G.  No comparison in money or days off.