Politicians in the energy rich Canadian province must pay heed to powerful Alberta oil industry | Democracy, elections and voting at Democracy Chronicles

Alberta politics has long been petro-politics. The oil industry is so powerful in the province that for decades, premiers and political parties of many stripes depended on its approval and on its money to finance election campaigns. The Progressive Conservatives have benefited the most from this relationship, remaining in power for 44 years, party coffers swelling…