How to talk to Alberta: a no-nonsense guide to bridging divides

The rest of Canada may associate Alberta with oilsands, pickup trucks, and cowboy hats, but it’s also home to an innovation ecosystem where energy technologies are being invented, piloted, and scaled for global export.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, left, Ontario Premier Doug Ford, pictured in 2025. Treating Alberta's contribution as something to be tolerated rather than built on is a common pitfall as is denigrating its industries contributing to Canada's economic engine, write Alison Cretney and Ailsa Popilian.

The Alberta-Ottawa memorandum of understanding has been framed largely as a pipeline deal, but it goes well beyond that. It's a step-change in provincial-federal relations, and signals a deeper shift to reframe Alberta’s place as energy security increasingly determines eco...

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