No matter who forms government, oil and gas has won the Alberta election

Few Canadian political leaders are willing to challenge the still-profitable, immensely powerful oil and gas industry, which is at the heart of our climate challenge.

The oilsands, pictured in Fort McMurray, Alta. Climate change has barely been mentioned in the Alberta election campaign between Danielle Smith’s United Conservative Party and Rachel Notley’s resurgent NDP, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Opinion

BY SUSAN RILEY

May 29, 2023

CHELSEA, QUE.—Whatever the outcome of today’s cliffhanger Alberta election, there's already one clear winner: the oil and gas industry.

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