No I don&#x27;t think the gov&#x27;t caused the oil boom, or high oil prices or high oil production -- you have created a straw man to rail against.<p>But from their words -- openly lambasting Ontario and Quebec and their provincial gov&#x27;ts --  as well as actions they showed a disregard for diversification.  Instead of investing money in infrastructure which would increase manufacturing sector effectiveness, they cut gov&#x27;t revenue significantly, rolled out a variety of boutique tax cuts, and where they did spend money significantly it was in their own ridings.  The disparity in the amount of highway construction in Alberta vs. Ontario for example is pretty staggering.  And the only two places to see subway construction in Ontario were in Tory ridings -- Vaughan and Eglinton-Lawrence.