The risk-reward imbalance. Source: David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Whose Prosperity? Source: mauinow1 on iStock https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/sardine-fish-gm1338729074-419229999?searchscope=image%2Cfilm

How much does BC benefit from Albertan oil success? Source: Danielle Smith on X https://x.com/ABDanielleSmith/status/1899576510706823474?s=20

Foreign Dominance in Oil Production. Source: WherezJeff on Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/wherezjeff/14268938549

Pipeline Infrastructure & Export Routes. Source: Pipelines on Rawpixel https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3370620

Policy implications. Source: Chris Schwarz / Government of Alberta https://flic.kr/p/2qE1viQ

Risk vs Reward: The Liability Gap - Gallery of Exxon Valdez oil spill. Source: ARLIS Reference on Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/arlis-reference/albums/72157624387162740/

A Hypothetical Excuse - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith. Source: Alberta Newsroom on Flickr https://flic.kr/p/2rwU4et

The volatility problem. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration https://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/hist/rbrtem.htm

The Real Prosperity Equation

Fisheries: john.d.mcdonald on Flickr

Tourism: Ron Lack on Pexels

Indigenous Economic Development: Tony Hisgett