It feels like we are living in a time of unprecedented challenge in Alberta’s relationship with Canada. But we were similarly challenged when we faced the 1970’s energy crisis.

In 1971, the provincial Progressive Conservatives under Peter Lougheed formed a majority government, resulting in a 44-year continuous dynasty that ended with the NDP election in 2015.

When I moved to Calgary in the mid-1980s, I had the privilege of meeting Lougheed and serving on his constituency board in Calgary West. I miss his leadership, and I want to share some of what I miss.

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