Could Calgary, Canada become the next Detroit, USA?

[JOE]

This article from the Globe and Mail suggests that this is a possibility:



http://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/how-to-stop-calgary-from-becoming-the-next-detroit/article31208120/?service=mobile">http://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/ ... ice=mobile">http://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/how-to-stop-calgary-from-becoming-the-next-detroit/article31208120/?service=mobile



...article cites how the two cities are too reliant/dependent upon one industry. Detroit it was cars, Calgary of course, is oil.



...what do folks think? Is Calgary on its way to becoming the next Detroit, or is this reasoning flawed?



Discuss.

[Anonymous]

This article from the Globe and Mail suggests that this is a possibility:



http://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/how-to-stop-calgary-from-becoming-the-next-detroit/article31208120/?service=mobile">http://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/ ... ice=mobile">http://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/how-to-stop-calgary-from-becoming-the-next-detroit/article31208120/?service=mobile



...article cites how the two cities are too reliant/dependent upon one industry. Detroit it was cars, Calgary of course, is oil.



...what do folks think? Is Calgary on its way to becoming the next Detroit, or is this reasoning flawed?



Discuss.

 

[Anonymous]

This article from the Globe and Mail suggests that this is a possibility:



http://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/how-to-stop-calgary-from-becoming-the-next-detroit/article31208120/?service=mobile">http://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/ ... ice=mobile">http://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/how-to-stop-calgary-from-becoming-the-next-detroit/article31208120/?service=mobile



...article cites how the two cities are too reliant/dependent upon one industry. Detroit it was cars, Calgary of course, is oil.



...what do folks think? Is Calgary on its way to becoming the next Detroit, or is this reasoning flawed?



Discuss.

I thought auto sales were strong in the USA and Canada?

[Rambo Wong]

This article from the Globe and Mail suggests that this is a possibility:



http://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/how-to-stop-calgary-from-becoming-the-next-detroit/article31208120/?service=mobile">http://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/ ... ice=mobile">http://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/how-to-stop-calgary-from-becoming-the-next-detroit/article31208120/?service=mobile



...article cites how the two cities are too reliant/dependent upon one industry. Detroit it was cars, Calgary of course, is oil.



...what do folks think? Is Calgary on its way to becoming the next Detroit, or is this reasoning flawed?



Discuss.

Only a racist, crap n' drool spammer like JOE compares a racially segregated city like Detroit to Calgary.

[Anonymous]

**I hate to admit it, but this idiot is partly right anyway. White flight has killed Detroit.

[Renee]

**I hate to admit it, but this idiot is partly right anyway. White flight has killed Detroit.

The UAW killed Detroit that and 40 years of fiscally irresponsible democratic leadership.

[Anonymous]

**I hate to admit it, but this idiot is partly right anyway. White flight has killed Detroit.

The UAW killed Detroit that and 40 years of fiscally irresponsible democratic leadership.

Oh, I have heard how inept the city government has been. I do not blame anyone for bailing on the city. None of this applies to Calgary of course. There is no chance of Calgary declaring bankruptcy.

[Anonymous]

Comparing Detroit's systemic problems of corruption to Calgary is nuts. Then again, if the NDP was in power as long as the corrupt Democratic party machine has controlled Detroit, it could be.

[Anonymous]

I have been to Detroit and Calgary. Apples and oranges.

[Anonymous]

I have been to Detroit and Calgary. Apples and oranges.

Obviously so.

[Anonymous]

A typical Joe thread. ac_boring

[Anonymous]

I went down to Windsor in May. I went over to Detroit for a few hours. We enjoyed ourselves.

[Anonymous]

I went down to Windsor in May. I went over to Detroit for a few hours. We enjoyed ourselves.

You and your girlfriend Seoul?



What did you do in Detroit?

[Anonymous]

I went down to Windsor in May. I went over to Detroit for a few hours. We enjoyed ourselves.

You and your girlfriend Seoul?



What did you do in Detroit?

Yes, just the two of us. I had a Coney Island hot dog with mustard and relish.

[cc]

A typical Joe thread. ac_boring

True. The plot is dumb dumb



As for Deeetroyt! I was in late teens in Windsor and went there a cpl of times a week. It was a vibrant society then



So sad what has happened. Jobs went away, Whites who could leave left.  Blacks who could leave did also. What then moved in has finished it off.



For me it's like watching an old friend die