The United Conservative Party is demanding an apology from an NDP candidate for comments he made in a 2021 book about Alberta’s energy sector.
“Wild Roses are Worth It: Reimagining the Alberta Advantage” by Livingstone-Macleod candidate Kevin Van Tighem is described as a collection of provocative, personal and thoughtful essays.
UCP Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre candidate Jason Nixon says that in the book Van Tighem calls Albertans angry, entitled rednecks and resource exploiters.
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Nixon says Van Tighem also compares the province’s energy industry to slavery and energy workers to slaves.
Van Tighem, who is also a conservationist, says in a statement on Twitter that “everybody’s insights evolve.”
He says Albertans rely on oil and gas and the province needs to maximize its value for the economy.
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