Scrolling through any Canadian newspaper or online source, one finds it difficult to avoid stories pertaining to the country’s issue with natural resources, be it the expansion of pipelines, advances in technology or which provinces benefit the most from revenue generated.

Almost on a daily basis, Canadians are fed news in an apparent “us versus them” scenario that has existed and will continue as the debates wage on in federal/provincial buildings and on the ground.

These headlines condemning or praising such natural resources like the oil sands, for example, are rooted back to Canada’s foundation, as author/journalist Mary Janigan has proved in her new book. Read the full story at the Rocky Mountain Outloook.