"The economy" probably wouldn't matter to the typical Albertan anyway. While I definitely would love to hear from local voices, I imagine that it's similar to A

"The economy" probably wouldn't matter to the typical Albertan anyway. While I definitely would love to hear from local voices, I imagine that it's similar to Alaska: The oil pipelines give everybody a few hundred USD/CAD per year, and that's enough to make it worth living there. Is giving hundreds of dollars to Albertans worth the ruined lives and histories of Dakotans? It's not clear.