Alberta: Alberta

Alberta Dept: Sadly, we focus on what immigrants can do for us fill jobs rather than on what we can do for them provide beautiful communities and the chance to participate in building something amazing . It won t end well for Alberta if we keep that attitude. Migrant workers will treat Alberta like the national ATM: Get your cash and get out, according to Globe and Mail. Sometimes, the attitude in the energy patch has been: We must build pipelines. The world needs our oil. Nothing can get in the way. This is not negotiable. Oil and pipeline companies are running headlong into some unanticipated opposition from folks who don t see it the same way and alberta is experiencing some record-setting immigration. Job seekers from around the country and the world are choosing Alberta because of the excellent opportunities. We talk of labour shortages and insufficient human resources in phrases that regard immigrants like commodities rather than human beings. Welcome to Alberta, you human resource. Take your place and get to work! Van Gogh s words also strike a chord when we think of Alberta s abundant resources. The worrying question used to be: What if we run out of oil? That s been answered. We will never, ever run out of oil. Now the more daunting question is: What if we can t transport our oil to the buyers? Or worse, what if they don t need our oil any more? Those questions should send shivers of terror down the spines of Albertans with children in schools or parents in hospitals. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.