This was lower than the figure for Newfoundland and Labrador (at 40 per cent) and only slightly higher than that for Saskatchewan (at 29 per cent.) But it was far above that of the other provinces.
In British Columbia, for example, natural resources accounted for less than 10 per cent of GDP, while in Ontario – not surprisingly – it was barely 2 per cent. The bottom line, simply stated, is that Canada is different, and Alberta is more different still, from many of its counterparts.