Back In the lean years, Oil sand companies were given all sorts of tax breaks and incentives for development so I don't think they lost a great deal of monies if any at all. No one is advocating bankrupting O&G companies with taxes and royalties, just trying to ensure we as Albertans are getting fair value for OUR resources. As for packing up and leaving the Province, I wish we would have had a Premier like say Danny Williams to call the bluff.
Mike