Separation threats have hit a dead end for Alberta
Instead of folding, Ottawa is using Alberta’s aggressive separatism rhetoric to galvanize its own base in Central Canada and B.C.
Instead of folding, Ottawa is using Alberta’s aggressive separatism rhetoric to galvanize its own base in Central Canada and B.C.
No matter the party, governments run deficits because spending wins votes
The moment doctors can bill both the public and private systems, the public one starts to lose
Energy abundance is economic and geopolitical leverage
Changing the name while keeping identity-based hiring rules means nothing has really changed
The petition to defund independent schools failed. Alberta parents sent a clear message: don’t touch our schools
The government is spending billions going after legal firearms instead of stopping the criminals who actually commit gun crimes
Two-tier health care is expanding in Alberta. Bill 11 allows private health insurance for services traditionally covered by the public system
A system meant to cut emissions now steers money away from wind and solar and toward oil and gas
Oil prices are being propped up by geopolitics for now but when that pressure fades, the correction will be brutal
The road to national renewal now runs through the countryside
Alberta talks up free enterprise, but its treatment of renewable energy tells a very different story
Bill 201 would have repeated the Notley-era minimum wage policy that led to declines in youth employment