Fact Check: Can Alberta’s oil and gas industry leave?
Ottawa and Alberta’s own energy agreement acknowledged “investment uncertainty holding back Alberta’s energy economy” while addressing federal policies including the oil and gas emissions cap.
Former premier Jason Kenney has warned that uncertainty over Alberta independence could drive businesses and investment elsewhere.
Constitutional lawyer Keith Wilson counters that while a corporate head office can move, Alberta’s oil, gas, farms, pipelines and mountains cannot. He’s correct.
Alberta’s resources and billions of dollars in existing oil sands plants, pipelines and other infrastructure are geographically fixed.
A head office can move. Alberta’s oil, gas, farms, pipelines, and mountains cannot.
— Rise Of Alberta (@RiseOfAlberta) September 29, 2026
Keith Wilson tells Jason Kenney why he sees Ottawa, rather than independence, as the source of economic uncertainty. pic.twitter.com/6VuvDKh5Np
Ottawa and Alberta’s own energy agreement acknowledged “investment uncertainty holding back Alberta’s energy economy” while addressing federal policies including the oil and gas emissions cap.
Alberta's resources can't leave.
The question is which political and regulatory environment will attract the next investment dollar.
Sheila Gunn Reid
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Sheila Gunn Reid is the Editor-in-Chief, Alberta Bureau Chief, member of the board of directors, and host of The Gunn Show at Rebel News. Sheila also serves as President of the Independent Press Gallery of Canada. A mother of three and longtime conservative activist, Sheila is the author of bestselling books, including her most recent release, Independence Blueprint: What Alberta Can Learn From Quebec.
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