The first leader of this province resigned after a scandal over loan guarantees to a private railroad company attempting to service Lac La Biche, but before a commission cleared him of any wrongdoing. The man who replaced him, Arthur Sifton, was brought in by the lieutenant governor of this province, George Bulyea. The Depression brought hard times to this province, leading to the election of a radio Baptist preacher who believed in the A + B Theorem or C.H. Douglas, Bill Aberhart. Much of Aberhart’s platform, such as the issuing of “prosperity certificates” and the Accurate News and Information Act, was declared unconstitutional, ending hope for a true Social Credit regime in this province. Later, the discovery of oil sands caused a massive influx of population to the province, laying the ground for decades of Progressive Conservative rule, only ended by the election of Andrea Horwath in 2015. For 10 points, name this Canadian province with a capital at Edmonton.
The first leader of this province resigned after a scandal over loan guarantees to a private railroad company attempting to service Lac La Biche, but before a commission cleared him of any wrongdoing. The man who replaced him, Arthur Sifton, was brought in by the lieutenant governor of this province, George Bulyea. The Depression brought hard times to this province, leading to the election of a radio Baptist preacher who believed in the A + B Theorem or C.H. Douglas, Bill Aberhart. Much of Aberhart’s platform, such as the issuing of “prosperity certificates” and the Accurate News and Information Act, was declared unconstitutional, ending hope for a true Social Credit regime in this province. Later, the discovery of oil sands caused a massive influx of population to the province, laying the ground for decades of Progressive Conservative rule, only ended by the election of Andrea Horwath in 2015. For 10 points, name this Canadian province with a capital at Edmonton.
The first leader of this province resigned after a scandal over loan guarantees to a private railroad company attempting to service Lac La Biche, but before a commission cleared him of any wrongdoing.