National Energy Program
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The National Energy Program was an energy policy of the Canadian federal government from 1980 to 1985. The economically nationalist policy sought to secure Canadian energy independence, though was str
Fluctuations: Oil Prices & Alberta Per Capita Federal Contributions 1975-1981
Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau 1975
Peter Lougheed Premier of Alberta 1983
Peter Lougheed
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Edgar Peter Lougheed was a Canadian lawyer and Progressive Conservative politician who served as the tenth premier of Alberta from 1971 to 1985, presiding over a period of reform and economic growth.
National Energy Program
…a highly controversial policy initiative and sparked intense opposition and anger in Western Canada, particularly in Alberta. The province's premier, Peter Lougheed, was a vocal opponent of the NEP on the grounds that it interfered with provincial jurisdiction and unfairly deprived Alberta of oil revenue. In 1981…
Peter Lougheed as a member of the Alberta Golden Bears football team in 1947.
In 1943 Ernest Manning became Alberta's premier, a position he held until 1968.
Minesite at Syncrude's Mildred Lake plant