Description
In probing the impact of Alberta’s powerful oil lobby on the
health of democracy in the province, contributors to the volume engage
with an ongoing discussion of the erosion of political liberalism in
the West. In addition to examining energy policy and issues of
government accountability in Alberta, they explore the ramifications of
oil dependence in areas such as Aboriginal rights, environmental
policy, labour law, women’s equity, urban social policy, and the
arts. If, as they argue, reliance on oil has weakened democratic
structures in Alberta, then what of Canada as whole, where the
short-term priorities of the oil industry continue to shape federal
policy?