Oil
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From  NEW! “Absolutely thunderstruck”From: The Coutts Diaries |
In this chapter, Graham examines the constitutional and energy negotiations of mid-June 1980, when Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau’s government balanced federal authority against provincial … | Ron Graham | 6 | 2025 | $0.60 Add |
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From  Alberta and the myth of SisyphusFrom: Moment of Truth |
In this chapter, Flanagan traces Alberta’s roughly 150-year struggle, from the 1869 purchase of Rupert’s Land to the 2020s climate policies, to safeguard its natural resources within … | Tom Flanagan | 25 | 2020 | $2.50 Add |
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From Alberta has viable trade optionsFrom: Moment of Truth |
In this chapter, Burney and Osler Hampson examine Alberta’s economic vulnerability from the late 1990s through 2020, outlining three strategic trade options for the province. | Derek H. Burney | 25 | 2020 | $2.50 Add |
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From  Conquest |
This chapter is Rob Rolfe’s poem "Conquest." | Rob Rolfe | 1 | 2024 | $0.10 Add |
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From  Crossing the Carbon DivideFrom: Oi's Deep State |
Former Alberta opposition leader Kevin Taft provides an overview of the arguments presented in previous chapters outling the oil industry’s hold on democratic institutions and concludes … | Kevin Taft | 12 | 2017 | $1.20 Add |
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From  NEW! From the Oil Shock to the National Energy Policy: Petro Panic in the 1970s and 1980s |
This chapter examines postwar Canadian energy policy, including the controverial National Energy Policy of the Pierre Trudeau government and the Alberta resistance. Palmer outlines how … | Bryan D. Palmer | 13 | 2026 | $1.30 Add |
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From Iran, 1953 |
In this chapter, Engler and Schalk examine the 1953 CIA-engineered coup in Iran, which toppled Prime Minister Mossadegh and restored the Pahlavi shah to power. | Owen Schalk; Yves Engler | 7 | 2024 | $0.70 Add |
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From Oil and the Deep StateFrom: Oi's Deep State |
Former Alberta opposition leader Kevin Taft analyzes how an economy heavily dependent on oil production sets the stage for a deep state with examples from around the world. | Kevin Taft | 8 | 2017 | $0.80 Add |
Oi’s Deep StateHow the Petroleum Industry Undermines Democracy and Stops Action on Global Warming- in Alberta, and in Ottawa |
Why doesn’t the government act on climate change? An Alberta insider’s perspective. Why have democratic governments failed to take serious steps to reduce carbon emissions despite … | Kevin Taft | 258 | 2017 | View |
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From Peter Lougheed and the Rise of the Oil SandsFrom: Oi's Deep State |
Former Alberta opposition leader Kevin Taft examines Peter Lougheed’s government in Alberta and the rise of the oil sands paying particular attention to Lougheed’s stance against … | Kevin Taft | 9 | 2017 | $0.90 Add |
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From Preface & Introduction: An Unwitting ExperimentFrom: Oi's Deep State |
Former Alberta opposition leader Kevin Taft provides an unique and personal view on the hold oil companies have on our democratic institutions. He goes on to provide a brief history of … | Kevin Taft | 13 | 2017 | $1.30 Add |
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From Pulling the Levers of Power: From Lougheed to KleinFrom: Oi's Deep State |
Former Alberta opposition leader Kevin Taft examines the transition from Peter Lougheed’s government and Ralph Klein’s arrival as premier with focus paid to the political and economic … | Kevin Taft | 5 | 2017 | $0.50 Add |
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From Pushing the Bar HigherFrom: Oi's Deep State |
Former Alberta opposition leader Kevin Taft examines the relationship between the oil industry and Alberta’s conservative leadership including the strain on the relationship by recent … | Kevin Taft | 10 | 2017 | $1.00 Add |
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From The Civil Service Falls in LineFrom: Oi's Deep State |
Former Alberta opposition leader Kevin Taft examines the period of 2009-2014 in Alberta and the way in which civil servants were brought to identify the public interest with the oil … | Kevin Taft | 16 | 2017 | $1.60 Add |
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From The economic importance of Alberta to CanadaFrom: Moment of Truth |
In this chapter, Emery and Fellows examine Alberta’s economic role within Canadian confederation, from the 1947 Leduc oil discovery through the 2020s. | Herb Emery | 22 | 2020 | $2.20 Add |
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From The Future of the Alberta resource sectorFrom: Moment of Truth |
In this chapter, Ogle examines the economic, political, and regulatory challenges facing Alberta’s oil and gas sector, proposing bold infrastructure solutions including a Canadian Northern … | Kelly J. Ogle | 23 | 2020 | $2.30 Add |
