The province has suffered from an economic downturn that began five years ago, and for many Albertans, has shown little sign of recovery
. High unemployment rates in Alberta have driven up employment insurance claims and bankruptcies, and dragged down the housing market.
When his cabinet meets, one of the first orders of business will be to proclaim a law, which the legislature had already passed, that would give the province the power to cut off oil supplies to British Columbia in retaliation for its opposition to the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. Mr. Kenney also plans to target what he has described as “foreign-funded environmentalists,” and later, if there is no progress on getting the Trans Mountain project completed, hold a referendum on whether federal equalization payments should be abolished.
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