Why Alberta’s devotion to oil is making tech companies want to leave the province | CBC News
The deep devotion to the oil and gas sector is why some technology companies in the province are now looking to relocate elsewhere.
“It’s frustrating as hell,” said Trent Johnsen, who has been involved in Alberta’s tech sector for about 30 years, including as the founder of Hookflash Inc. and president of Shift Networks Inc. He has also been involved with Innovate Calgary and the Creative Destruction Lab, and currently, he’s the founder and chief executive of Liveweb.io, which provides live video messaging services for companies to interact on their web sites with customers.
“We’re betting exclusively on oil and gas,” he said. “What is Alberta doing to become a successful player in the 21st century of the new economy?”