BTW, that's also the problem with Canada as a whole. We accept that 'that's just the way it is'. If you suddenly thawed out a bunch of people who were frozen in 1980 and introduced them to Canada's current health care system they'd be appalled. Six hour waits at ER!? Months long waits for diagnostic tests or to see specialists or for operations!?
Canadians would look at them like "Yeah. So? Something wrong?"
I imagine any resource executive thawed out who wanted to start up a project would be even more horrified by the prospect of having to endure five to ten years of public hearings, studies, environmental reports, and assorted other absurd delays before he could actually start the project. I highly doubt that was the case back then.