RE: RE: Lucien Bouchard Thursday ...Lucien Bouchard performed very well.
I beleive they will use a lot the argument that the wealth created by the shale gas will permit to fund the current social benefits that the citizen's receive today. If no new wealth is created. the younger generation will not be able to support the social cost of the projected large numbers of baby boomers.
Since the reception of benefit by the old generation and the paying of the benefit by the young generators is a very important issue, the shale gas development can pass since it will solve these problems. If a future government decides that increased wealth is better created by others means (ie: Hydro electrecity exports), then the shale gas development might be postpone.