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Alberta Future Summit 2002 www.futuresummit.com Imagine our tomorrow... A REPORT TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ALBERTA Delivered by the Future Summit Co-Chairs and the External Advisory Committee MAY 2002 Alberta Future Summit 2002 Co-Chairs Greg Melchin, Minister of Revenue, Government of Alberta Doug Mitchell, Chair, Alberta Economic Development Authority Future Summit Steering Committee Ralph Klein, Premier of Alberta, Honourary Sponsor Greg Melchin, Minister of Revenue, Government of Alberta; Future Summit Co-Chair Doug Mitchell, Chair, Alberta Economic Development Authority; Future Summit Co-Chair Patricia Nelson, Minister of Finance, Government of Alberta Gene Zwozdesky, Minister of Community Development, Government of Alberta Mark Norris, Minister of Economic Development, Government of Alberta External Advisory Committee Paul Byrne, President, Grant MacEwan College Gary Campbell, Counsel, Miller Thompson Fred Estlin, Past Chair, Board of Governors, Grande Prairie Regional College Darshan Kailly, President, Canadian Freightways Ltd. Mary LeMessurier, former Minister of Culture, Government of Alberta Irene Lewis, President and CEO, Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Don Lowry, President and CEO, EPCOR Utilities Inc. Larry McNamara, President, Agri Enhancements Eric Newell, Chairman and CEO, Syncrude Canada Ltd. Steve Snyder, President and CEO, TransAlta Corporation Gail Surkan, Mayor, City of Red Deer The complete report and report highlights are available on the Future Summit website at <www.futuresummit.com>. For additional copies of these documents, please contact: Alberta Future Summit 2002 PO Box 1333 Edmonton, Alberta T5J 2N2 Phone 310-4455 (toll free within Alberta) Deaf and hearing-impaired callers with TDD may call 427-9999 in Edmonton or 1-800-232-7215 in other parts of Alberta. Fax (780) 422-2852 Website <www.futuresummit.com> ISBN 0778521176 Table of Contents Imagining Our Tomorrow 1 About the Future Summit ............................................................................................... 3 About the Report ............................................................................................................ 4 A Message from the Co-Chairs ...................................................................................... 6 A Message from the External Advisory Committee ....................................................... 8 The Landscape of the Future 11 A Vision for Alberta ....................................................................................................... 13 Values and Guiding Principles ....................................................................................... 14 Trends and Issues ......................................................................................................... 17 Putting It All Together 19 Interconnections ........................................................................................................... 21 An Integrated Approach ................................................................................................ 28 Bold Steps 35 The Economy 39 Background ................................................................................................................... 39 Albertans’ Vision ........................................................................................................... 41 Obstacles .............................................................................................................. 42 Opportunities ........................................................................................................ 43 Guiding Principles ......................................................................................................... 43 Strategies and Ideas for Action ..................................................................................... 44 What Albertans Had to Say ........................................................................................... 51 Learning 57 Background ................................................................................................................... 57 Albertans’ Vision ........................................................................................................... 58 Obstacles .............................................................................................................. 59 Opportunities ........................................................................................................ 60 Guiding Principles ......................................................................................................... 61 Strategies and Ideas for Action ..................................................................................... 62 What Albertans Had to Say ........................................................................................... 69 Fiscal Responsibility 72 Background ................................................................................................................... 72 Albertans’ Vision ........................................................................................................... 73 Obstacles ...............................................................................................................74 Opportunities ........................................................................................................ 75 Guiding Principles ......................................................................................................... 76 Strategies and Ideas for Action ..................................................................................... 77 What Albertans Had to Say ........................................................................................... 85 Alberta Future Summit 2002 i Communities 92 Background ................................................................................................................... 92 Albertans’ Vision ........................................................................................................... 93 Obstacles .............................................................................................................. 95 Opportunities ........................................................................................................ 96 Guiding Principles ......................................................................................................... 96 Strategies and Ideas for Action ..................................................................................... 97 What Albertans Had to Say ......................................................................................... 106 Health and Wellness 109 Background ................................................................................................................. 109 Albertans’ Vision .......................................................................................................... 110 Obstacles ............................................................................................................. 111 Opportunities .......................................................................................................112 Guiding Principles ........................................................................................................ 112 Strategies and Ideas for Action .................................................................................... 113 What Albertans Had to Say ......................................................................................... 121 The Environment 124 Background ................................................................................................................. 124 Albertans’ Vision ......................................................................................................... 126 Obstacles ............................................................................................................ 127 Opportunities ...................................................................................................... 127 Guiding Principles ....................................................................................................... 128 Strategies and Ideas for Action ................................................................................... 129 What Albertans Had to Say ......................................................................................... 137 Governance 144 Background ................................................................................................................. 144 Albertans’ Vision ......................................................................................................... 146 Obstacles ............................................................................................................ 147 Opportunities ..................................................................................................... 148 Guiding Principles ....................................................................................................... 148 Strategies and Ideas for Action ................................................................................... 149 What Albertans Had to Say ......................................................................................... 154 Appendix A 159 The Future Summit Process ....................................................................................... 161 Appendix B 167 Delegates to the Alberta Future Summit 2002 ........................................................... 169 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