Opposition headline: “Only a handful of permanent jobs.” Abundance reply: count the full stack.
Yes: a finished hall is not a 2,000-person factory floor. No: that does not mean “no value.” Alberta already understands capital-intensive projects where construction intensity dwarfs steady-state headcount.
Abundance flip
Jobs + tax base + AI capability for local companies. Private AI software, automation, and training grow when Canada has real compute gravity.
- Electricians, millwrights, civil crews, fibre techs during build
- Facility engineers and technicians in operations
- Security, logistics, specialized contractors
- Downstream: software, AI services, industrial analytics
Demand local procurement scorecards. Then say yes to capacity.
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