The Decline of the West
Alberta has lived the consequences of central direction more directly than any province: from the National Energy Program in 1980 to pipeline cancellations, tanker bans and emissions caps aimed squarely at its largest industry. It has also shown that pressure works: the 2025 reversals came because Albertans pushed.
“What Albertans decide about their own future is a question I leave to them. What I ask of every reader: judge the evidence, ask who decides, and do not hand away freedoms that took centuries to win.”