As the world once again fights over oil, we’re reminded of Canada’s self-imposed lost decade at the hands of Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government.

True, the reasoning behind the current bombardment of Iran is cloaked in an excuse of stopping that country from acquiring nuclear weapons. But did North Korea receive such treatment as it successfully developed such weaponry? Or did the U.S. snatch one of the Castro brothers from a Havana secure house as they recently did with Venezuela’s ruler?

Having large oil reserves is both a blessing and a curse. As we’ve witnessed with Alberta’s latest budget, being a resource-dependent economy is akin to bull riding — hang on and it’s wonderful, but rest assured you’ll get thrown for a loop sooner or later.

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Still, Trudeau wasn’t intent on doing Alberta any favours when his government did everything in its power to hobble our entire energy industry, which, despite its challenges, remains the most important economic powerhouse in Canada. Nothing comes close to filling the national coffers like oil and gas........

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