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Planning our economic future...'Holy moley!!' 'Another boom?' 'Mosquito. Size of a hummer!''
Planning our economic future...'Holy moley!!' 'Another boom?' 'Mosquito. Size of a hummer!''
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[Natural gas prices take Alberta's economy on a wild ride.]
[Natural gas prices take Alberta's economy on a wild ride.] 
Less emissions! More transfer payments!'
Less emissions! More transfer payments!' 
'The way I see it, Ed, and correct me if I'm wrong, but you took a well-oiled machine and...' 'Please don't mention...oil.'' [The government of Alberta proposes a new energy royalty plan.]
'The way I see it, Ed, and correct me if I'm wrong, but you took a well-oiled machine and...' 'Please don't mention...oil.'' [The government of Alberta proposes a new energy royalty plan.] 
[Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach and Prime Minister Stephen Harper brush each other with green paint.]
[Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach and Prime Minister Stephen Harper brush each other with green paint.] 
Remember that great scene from Indiana Jones?' [Don't bring a knife to a gun fight.]
Remember that great scene from Indiana Jones?' [Don't bring a knife to a gun fight.] 
Hi there! I'm a world famous actor here to tell you about Alberta's dirty oil!' 'When you say dirty oil I wanna hear disgust! Try it again!'
Hi there! I'm a world famous actor here to tell you about Alberta's dirty oil!' 'When you say dirty oil I wanna hear disgust! Try it again!' 
On the contrary, Mr. Gore, it's much more than a little 'gloom and doom fun.' Your quote here...bla bla bla...'oil sands,' bla bla...'threatens the future of human civilization.'�
On the contrary, Mr. Gore, it's much more than a little 'gloom and doom fun.' Your quote here...bla bla bla...'oil sands,' bla bla...'threatens the future of human civilization.'� 
News item - Alberta lottery cash earmarked for roads...etc...'Come on, baby needs a new highway!!!''
News item - Alberta lottery cash earmarked for roads...etc...'Come on, baby needs a new highway!!!'' 
I ask you not to think about the cuts, but think about the future instead!'
I ask you not to think about the cuts, but think about the future instead!' 
[Ottawa wants a share of Alberta's oil revenues.]
[Ottawa wants a share of Alberta's oil revenues.] 
'The pilot says we're over Alberta, sir. Should we flush the toilets again?' 'Fertilize them Corporal!''
'The pilot says we're over Alberta, sir. Should we flush the toilets again?' 'Fertilize them Corporal!'' 
The spin...'Seems a little...harsh!'' [The government of Alberta proposes a new energy royalty plan.]
The spin...'Seems a little...harsh!'' [The government of Alberta proposes a new energy royalty plan.] 
Alberta budget surplus is over $2 billion, thanks to surging oil prices...'
Alberta budget surplus is over $2 billion, thanks to surging oil prices...' 
'I didn't look...dare I ask what he's trying to sell?' 'Dirty oil.''
'I didn't look...dare I ask what he's trying to sell?' 'Dirty oil.'' 
U.S. President Obama's first visit to Canada will focus on energy and environment...'Tell me Stephen, are all Canadian waiters so attentive?''
U.S. President Obama's first visit to Canada will focus on energy and environment...'Tell me Stephen, are all Canadian waiters so attentive?'' 
The average couple sits back and takes in the federal budget...'
The average couple sits back and takes in the federal budget...' 
Somewhere on Vancouver Island...'Says the B.C. government is goin' to fight the tobacco companies with class-action suits.' 'Dumb! I don't have a suit, but if I did, I wouldn't wear it to a fight!''
Somewhere on Vancouver Island...'Says the B.C. government is goin' to fight the tobacco companies with class-action suits.' 'Dumb! I don't have a suit, but if I did, I wouldn't wear it to a fight!'' 
Painting by Numbers...'My god, you're lovely today!'' [Paul Martin's view of Canada may be too rosy.]
Painting by Numbers...'My god, you're lovely today!'' [Paul Martin's view of Canada may be too rosy.] 
[Alberta opposes a federal carbon tax.]
[Alberta opposes a federal carbon tax.] 
[Canadians living outside Alberta support a federal carbon tax, but Albertans do not.]
[Canadians living outside Alberta support a federal carbon tax, but Albertans do not.] 
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Planning our economic future...'Holy moley!!' 'Another boom?' 'Mosquito. Size of a hummer!''

Vance Rodewalt was the political cartoonist for the Calgary Herald newspaper. Issue: Provincial politics and economic policy in Alberta; dependence on natural resource industries. Government officials sit in a wasteland; a sign points the way to Fort McMurray. 
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Date 2009-09-29 
Creator Rodewalt, Vance
Genre Photographs
Place Alberta
Subject Alberta--Economic conditions, Alberta--Economic policy, Alberta--Politics and government, Caricatures and cartoons, Environmental policy--Alberta, Petroleum industry and trade--Environmental aspects, Political satire
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Repository Glenbow Archives
Fonds/Collection Vance Rodewalt fonds
Reference code CA ACU GBA F3016 
Link to Finding Aid https://searcharchives.ucalgary.ca/vance-rodewalt-fonds
Unique identifier CU234259 
Legacy Identifier m-9457-1579 
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Attribution "Planning our economic future...'Holy moley!!' 'Another boom?' 'Mosquito. Size of a hummer!''", 2009-09-29, (CU234259) by Rodewalt, Vance. Courtesy of Glenbow Library and Archives Collection, Libraries and Cultural Resources Digital Collections, University of Calgary.