https://padlet.com/gardinercole12/3le97smvtobl By Cole Gardiner en-us 2017-03-30 01:48:20 UTC 2024-11-28 01:31:44 UTC hello@padlet.com gardinercole12 https://padlet.com/gardinercole12/3le97smvtobl/wish/163586273 This website's article describes the effects caused by the rapid drop in oil prices between 2005 - 2015. It goes into detail about how the Canadian government tried to correct for the losses after the event. This includes the government attempting to create jobs for those who lost them, making up for the profit they lost when prices dropped, and how its political position changed when it didn't have the backing of the super power we call oil.]]> 2017-03-30 01:54:47 UTC https://padlet.com/gardinercole12/3le97smvtobl/wish/163586273 gardinercole12 https://padlet.com/gardinercole12/3le97smvtobl/wish/164470973 This video posted by The National details how Alberta became a crippled oil reliant province, and how its fairing in the wake of the oil price drop. It shows a few families affected by the broken economy and what services they must now rely on food banks and other services they wouldn't usually use. The relation to my topic is how the oil crisis affected many lives, and how the economy was based only on one type of business.]]> 2017-04-03 20:13:39 UTC https://padlet.com/gardinercole12/3le97smvtobl/wish/164470973 gardinercole12 https://padlet.com/gardinercole12/3le97smvtobl/wish/164471374 This video outlines how many people were forced out west because of Newfoundland decrease in business, and how its fishing based economy has perished. Now that the oil market has begun to run dry the problem begins to compound. The people of Newfoundland are now worrying for their lively hoods just as much as Albertans.]]> 2017-04-03 20:15:48 UTC https://padlet.com/gardinercole12/3le97smvtobl/wish/164471374 gardinercole12 https://padlet.com/gardinercole12/3le97smvtobl/wish/164480227 These four panelists talk in depth about how they think the Canadian economy will fare in the year 2016. They talk extensively about how the oil boom and bust affected our dollar, also how it effects our employment rate.  This touches on my topic by discussing the issues the country faces in the wake of the crisis, and how the economy it dealing with its crash - from the loonie loosing power to the housing market.]]> 2017-04-03 21:08:36 UTC https://padlet.com/gardinercole12/3le97smvtobl/wish/164480227 gardinercole12 https://padlet.com/gardinercole12/3le97smvtobl/wish/164493722 This article speaks of the effect the drop in oil prices had on the housing market, employment rates, businesses, and loans. It talks in detail about what has happened to Alberta and its recovering economy a year after the oil drop. This relates to my topic because it shows how the economy is recessing in Alberta and how great its effects were on the province.]]> 2017-04-03 23:20:28 UTC https://padlet.com/gardinercole12/3le97smvtobl/wish/164493722 gardinercole12 https://padlet.com/gardinercole12/3le97smvtobl/wish/164497382 This article talks about the recession happening in the economy right now. This is very prevalent with the low dollar and our cheap oil. It speaks of how cheap oil is great for the export business, but the low dollar is killing our imports. The low dollar is increasing the price of fresh produce grown outside of Canada as well as many other commodities we value.]]> 2017-04-04 00:08:35 UTC https://padlet.com/gardinercole12/3le97smvtobl/wish/164497382 gardinercole12 https://padlet.com/gardinercole12/3le97smvtobl/wish/164502251 This photo depicts how bad Alberta oil industry has become, and how this once thriving factory has been shut down.]]> 2017-04-04 01:06:04 UTC https://padlet.com/gardinercole12/3le97smvtobl/wish/164502251 gardinercole12 https://padlet.com/gardinercole12/3le97smvtobl/wish/164502453 This image shows how the drop in oil prices affected the lives of its many workers, and how it drastically changed the economy of the province.]]> 2017-04-04 01:08:05 UTC https://padlet.com/gardinercole12/3le97smvtobl/wish/164502453 gardinercole12 https://padlet.com/gardinercole12/3le97smvtobl/wish/164502760 This picture shows the dirty and tough work these people go through each day. How they all aren't blue collar millionaires but hard working people.]]> 2017-04-04 01:11:03 UTC https://padlet.com/gardinercole12/3le97smvtobl/wish/164502760 gardinercole12 https://padlet.com/gardinercole12/3le97smvtobl/wish/164506715 Here you will find many facts about the Alberta Oil Crisis and how it not only effected the provinces economy but the Canadian one as well]]> 2017-04-04 01:49:35 UTC https://padlet.com/gardinercole12/3le97smvtobl/wish/164506715 gardinercole12 https://padlet.com/gardinercole12/3le97smvtobl/wish/164511381 These are the questions for post # 12 having to do with my reflection.]]> 2017-04-04 02:41:43 UTC https://padlet.com/gardinercole12/3le97smvtobl/wish/164511381