Peter Lougheed, defender of Alberta’s interests, dies

CALGARY, ALBERTA, Sept 15:
Peter Lougheed, the Alberta leader who battled the Canadian federal government’s encroachment into the energy industry in the 1970s and 1980s and later became a cautionary voice against unchecked oil sands development, died late Thursday. He was 84. Lougheed, Progressive Conservative premier of Canada’s biggest oil-producing province from 1971 to 1985, was hailed as both a staunch defender of Alberta’s interests and patriotic Canadian, best known for butting heads with former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau over energy policy during the era’s energy crises. (agencies)

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