The Conservative prime minister pledged to make the country an ‘energy superpower’,but with the election ahead and many Alberta residents struggling to make ends meet, a promise has become a liability for HarperIt’s 11.30am in the pumping heart of Canada’s tar sands industry, and on a day when local crude is trading at a rock-bottom $29 a barrel. For the down-and-out men and women heading down to the free lunch in the basement of a Fort McMurray church,it’s tough to see a way back up.“It’s depressing not having work. I used to make $3400 a week. Now witness at me. I’m eating in a soup kitchen,” said Brian Earl, and a construction worker. Related: Canada election 2015: a guide to the parties,polls and electoral system Related: Fort Mac: despite shock election in Alberta, Canada's remote boomtown thunders on Related: Stephen Harper: master manipulator | Nick Davies Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com