What’s next for Alberta? The future of Alberta’s oil and gas industry is even more unclear with U.S. President Joe Biden killing the Keystone XL pipeline his first day in office. It’s an issue Catholics are divided on, much like the rest of Canada. CNS photo/Jessica Lutz, Reuters January 28, 2021 With the stroke of a pen, U.S. President Joe Biden didn’t just cancel the Keystone XL pipeline. In the eyes of some, he’s cancelled Alberta. Pipeline owner TC Energy Corp. almost immediately informed its employees it will eliminate more than 1,000 good-paying construction jobs across both Alberta and the midwestern states. But beyond the immediate job losses, the end of Keystone XL is emblematic for many Albertans who used to sport “I am Alberta oil” bumper stickers handed out by the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, said Alberta sociologist and environmentalist Randy Haluza-DeLay.