need to further diversify its energy sources, ensure that it has secure access to global markets and find ways to meet the growing demand for energy at home in ways that are environmentally sustainable and publicly acceptable." It's so depressing because as long as Harper and his gang are in power nothing will ever change. And by the time the Con regime is defeated it will probably be too late. But what hurts me the most is the thought of the country we could have been. A better, smarter country like Norway. Wealthy, progressive, and petro-smart. Beyond economics, Norway is an obviously fortunate place to live. It is routinely ranked number one in the world on the Human Development Index, is the world's best-governed nation according to the Democracy Index, and is the best country in the world to be a mother. And in spite of being the world's third largest exporter of crude oil, Norway is ranked number three in the world on the Environmental Performance Index. Canada is thirty-seventh (behind Nicaragua, Albania and Colombia). And while some Canadian politicians dismiss Dutch Disease -- an oil-driven currency eroding manufacturing exports -- as a discredited theory, the Norwegian government has prioritized avoiding this economic malaise for decades by strictly investing their oil wealth outside of their country. But never came even close,  because Alberta was too selfish, the Cons were the party of Big Oil, and too many Canadians were too greedy or too dumb. Or didn't wake up until