Anti-Trump Rage Unites Canada, Except in Rich and Upset Alberta

For many Albertans, Canada’s looming election looks like a long-sought opportunity suddenly snatched away.

Conservatives dominate the oil-rich province, and for months, one of their own — Calgary-born Pierre Poilievre — held a commanding lead to become Canada’s next prime minister. Frustrated with the Liberal government’s climate policies, they saw in Poilievre someone who would ease regulations, boost fossil fuels — and finally give Alberta the respect from Ottawa it deserved.

Then US President Donald Trump launched his trade war and threatened to make Canada the 51st state. Liberal Prime Minister Mark Carney now seems poised to win Monday’s election, and Albertans who had hoped for ...