Mises Circle Calgary – Liberty and Oil: the Foundations of Modern Civilization

“Ten years from now, twenty years from now, you will see: oil will bring us ruin… Oil is the Devil’s excrement.”

-       Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonzo, 1975 (Venezuelan politician and one of the founders of OPEC)

“The great dramatic shift to mineral energy is the very basis of technological progress. One could almost concentrate the whole history of economic development into this simple transition: man power to animal power to machine power.”

-       Erich Zimmermann

Is resource richness a blessing or a curse? Are Alberta’s oil reserves the source of the relative freedom and opportunity in Alberta, or do they represent a harbinger of future tyranny?

How and why can the pursuit of liberty preserve for Albertans the blessings of abundance without the curse of kleptocracy?

We asked five distinguished experts to share their insights on these key issues that will shape the future of prosperity and freedom in Alberta and beyond. On Saturday, September 10th, 2011, Discover their answers to all this and more at the inaugural Ludwig von Mises Institute of Canada event, Liberty And Oil: The Foundations of Modern Civilization.

Registration fee:  $50 includes sessions, lunch, refreshments.

The Ludwig von Mises Institute of Canada is a Registered Charity issuing tax deductible receipts.

Charitable Registration number 81905 0113 RR0001

(Student scholarship application at end of this page.)


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Sessions and lunch take place at the beautiful Blackfoot Inn

5940 Blackfoot Trail Southeast, Calgary, AB T2H 2B7

SCHEDULE (Mountain Time Zone)

8:30 a.m. Registration begins, coffee
9:30 a.m. Welcome
9:45 a.m. Peter Holle – Watermelons and the Hangman’s Rope
10:15 a.m. Danny Le Roy – Economic implications of oil and gas legislation in Alberta
10:45 a.m. Discussion, refreshments, Bookstore open
11:00 a.m. Henry Lyatsky – Drill baby drill! Why Canadian Offshore Oil is good for Canada and for the World
11:30 a.m. Stephen Johntson – Inflation, Hard Assets and the Global Economy.
noon Luncheon
1:00 p.m Robert Murphy – Government intervention and the Oil Industry
1:30 p.m. All-speaker panel, Q&A
2:30 p.m. Adjourn
4:00 p.m. Reception

 

The Mises Canada Bookstore will be open 10:45 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. and takes cash, credit cards, or checks.  Speakers are happy to autograph their books.

Accommodations: Contact the Blackfoot Inn at 1-800-661-1151

Parking: Public parking lot across the street from Blackfoot Inn

Directions: Driving directions are here.

Attire: Business casual.

Student Scholarships: Full-time students can apply to receive complimentary admission to sessions and lunch.  Complete this application LvMIC Student Scholarship and save it to your computer .  Email the saved pdf along with a copy of your student ID to contact@mises.ca

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