Some property owners own the mineral rights, but in my parents' case, they owned the mineral rights on their city lot, but the municipality would have prevented drilling, which would cause a blight in the neighborhood. But rural land owners have no means of fighting oil companies.

We see drilling sites all over rural Alberta. In fact, oil companies can plunk them on private property, whether the owners want them or not. There is some financial compensation, but not enough to mess up their land.

Most Albertans have been Conservative, of course. But most of the Albertans who voted for Smith were under the delusion she is Conservative. She isn't, and has said so. She is a Libertarian, an extremist, and now a seditionist.

and they are the minority in Alberta, despite thinking they must be the majority, since all their friends think Covid is imaginary too. Meanwhile, the Lump has blamed all the millions of American Covid deaths on USAID. I coulda sworn he said Covid was harmless, but the vaccines could be very bad.

I haven't figured out how to actually vote. I've joined. The nominated guy is official now.