Satya Das - Keynote for Alberta Party Policy Conference

Rebooting AlbertaThe Citizens’ Way!

Satya Brata Das Alberta Party Policy ConferenceRed Deer, 13 November 2010

RICH!Alberta spends$110 million a dayon its 3.8 million people

PRIVILEGED!TD Bank: Albertansbetter off than all North Americans

and ANGRY . . . Why?

Few satisfied with Stelmach government. . .

10%

25%

17%

25%

21%

2%

I am very satisfied with the Stelmach government

Slightly agree

Agree

Completely agree

Disagree

Completely disagree

Slightly disagree

Albertan Values Mapping – Cambridge Strategies Oil Sands Survey 2010

… perhaps because half feel they have no influence on the government

30%

28%

13%

6%

2%

21%

My opinions have no influence on the government

Slightly agree

Agree

Completely agree

Disagree

Completely disagree

Slightly disagree


Half of Albertans feel they are not being listened to by their provincial government

31%

30%

14%

3%

2%

20%

I am not being listened to by my provincial government

Slightly agree

Agree

Completely agree

Disagree

Completely disagree

Slightly disagree


Strong distrust for established politicians

9%

4%

19%

45%

23%

Who do you trust the most to responsibly manage Alberta’s growth

Brian Mason (NDP Party)

David Swann (Liberal Party)

Ed Stelmach (PC Party)

None of the above

Danielle Smith (Wildrose Alliance)


Fewer than 20% satisfied with Alberta MPs

16%

27%

23%

22%

11%

1%

I am satisfied with the way the Alberta-based Members of Parliament, from any political party, are representing the interests of Albertans in Ottawa

Slightly agree

Agree

Completely agree

Disagree

Completely disagree

Slightly disagree


Where did we go wrong?

It’s not just us!

Sevenbehavioursdriving discontent

Wealth without Work

Pleasure without Conscience

Knowledge without Character

Science without Humanity

Hiroshima, August 1945, survivors of the first use of nuclear weapons

Commerce without Morality

The marketneedsRules andRegulations!

Worship without Sacrifice

Politics without Principles

Gandhi’s 1925 diagnosis is true of our times!

Gandhi’s Remedy:

understand the suffering of others give wing to the fallenabandon ego and pride

serve the divinity within all

Do we brag we’re “best in the world?”

Or aspireto somethingmore worthy?

A new Alberta Aspiration:Being the best for the world

The best Alberta is built on. . .

Freedom from fear Freedom from want Living together in community with dignity In harmony with one another, . . . And with the natural world

And it starts with you . . .

. . . when you speak truth to Power

. . . with the courage of your convictions

So how do you know you’re right?

Because your values speak to our values

The Values Map of Alberta

Policy driven by Albertan values

- Conjoint Surveys on Albertans Values

Understand Learn Design

Leadership Values in 2010

Albertan Values Mapping – Reboot Alberta Survey of Progressives 2010

Curiosity

Religion

Generosity

Hope

Creativity

Courage

Candour

Honesty

Integrity

Personal responsibility

Clarity

Learning

Empathy

Respect for diversity

Fiscal Responsibility

Accountability

Wisdom

Environmental Stewardship

Well being

Transparency

Equity

Complexity

$1 billion a month health care

Percent of respondents agreeing or strongly agreeing with the statement

Albertan Values Mapping – LPN Survey 2010

What we want from our health care

Albertan Values Mapping – LPN Survey 2010

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16

Skilled

Knowledgeable

Caring and compassionate

Thorough

Responsible

Ethical

Respectful

Dependable

Collaborative care

Responsive

Commitment

Patience

Confident

Supportive

Resourceful

Albertan oil sands stewardship:the “social license” to operate

2

6

10

12

14

18

19

20

Development

Land use

Reclamation-pace

Water

Greenhouse

Ecological monitoring

Habitat

Reclamation-type

Albertan Values Mapping – Oilsands Survey 2010

The democratic petro-state

Our take from the oil we own

Our Common Wealth

We have $15 trillion worth of oil sands wealth.

Let’s fund the transition to sustainable energy, starting with greener hydrocarbon production.

Rebooting Alberta:Sustainable energy for the world

Rebooting Alberta:Sustainable energy for the world

Rebooting Alberta:Clean Energy for the World

Greener oil sands; cleaner coal; alternative energy; bio-energy and bio-economy.

The oil sands can make Canada the world’s first clean-energy superpower.

Rebooting Alberta:Grow the Nano Economy

Rebooting Alberta:Grow the Nano Economy

•Powerful application in medicine and biotechnology; energy and environment; computing and telecommunications

•Rearrange the way atoms act and behave in any form

Investment-grade feasibility study byProvince: stand-alone high speed train lineneeds fewer than two per cent of drivers toswitch to make it economically viable.

Province assembles the right-of-way;private sector builds and operates togovernment standards.

Multi-use right of way can include buried high-voltage powerlines, fibre optics, oil and gas pipelines,dedicated truck highway

Rebooting Alberta: High Speed RailRebooting Alberta: High Speed Rail

Carbohydrate economy to complement the

hydrocarbon economy using starches and

sugars in crops and forests

Rebooting Alberta:The Bio EconomyRebooting Alberta:The Bio Economy

A zero-waste economy in which every product and by-product is processed to optimal value

•Agriculture and wood fibre make insulation, textiles, building products, industrial papers, composite materials (even for auto parts), polymers, binders, fragrances, food wraps

•Biomass to produce electricity; synthesis gas; liquid and solid fuels.

Results?

Alberta leading in societal development

• wellness• literacy • connectivity• community• diversity• inclusion • sustainability

Rebooting Alberta:Aspirations for our society

Rebooting Alberta:Aspirations for our society

You can be the change you want to see in the world!

“I am the master of my fate:I am the captain of my soul”

Nelson Mandela by Yousuf Karsh, four months after release from 27 years of rigorous imprisonment

INVICTUS

Leadership begins in the mirror!

All you need is. . .

Inspiration. . . Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery!

None but ourselves can free our minds!

And Action!

GAME ON!

Satya Das - Keynote for Alberta Party Policy Conference

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