Either identify which of the statistics are unsupported, or admit you are simply wrong.
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Natural resources are not "vital" to anybody.  Switzerland and Singapore have virtually no natural resources other than the hard work, education, and skill of their people, yet are among the richest economies.
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Natural resources, well managed, can be of great and lasting benefit to an economy.  That has been shown in many countries - including Canada.
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But natural resources badly managed can do great harm - there are countless examples, Russia, Nauru, Peru, Haiti, Nigeria, Venezuela, Azebaijan, Uzbekistan, Gabon, Congo, Angola, and many, many more - even the US, Canada, and Australia.
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In oil and gas virtually the only country that has managed well is Norway (where gas price is double Canada, note).
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Peter Lougheed and Alan Blakeney wanted to manage the resource well in Canada, too.
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But their successors have frittered it all away.
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At present, oil & gas are a bad deal for Canada.