Reminder to Alberta: Energy Booms Can Be Fleeting

Now is an opportune time for Alberta to pursue economic diversification

Pumpjacks draw oil out of the ground near Olds, Alberta., on July 16, 2020. The Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh

Commentary

There is a popular bumper sticker often seen in Alberta. It says: “Oh please God let there be another oil boom. I promise not to piss it all away this time.”