Is anyone paying attention? Canada is heading straight for an economic iceberg, and the rest of the country doesn’t seem to grasp the gravity of the situation. Alberta – long the engine of Canada’s prosperity thanks to its oil and gas sector – is facing a serious...
Alberta
Long-Term Labour Analysis Shows Trudeau’s Policies Hurt Alberta
An analysis of Alberta’s labour market highlights how political leadership shaped (and hurt) its economic environment
Twelve Years Of Labour In Alberta: A Tale Of Three Political Eras
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One (Megawatt) Is the Loneliest Number, But Hundreds of Batteries are Absurd
You can build a lot of reactors or HELE coal plants with CCS for a lot less
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Canadian Property Rights Index 2023
A Snapshot of Property Rights Protection in Canada After 10 years
Alberta Politics and Empty Promises of Health-care Solutions
The writ has been dropped and Albertans are off to the polls on May 29. That leaves just four weeks for political leaders and voters to sort out what is arguably the most divisive, yet significant, issue for this election - health care. On Day 2, NDP leader Rachel...
No Calling in Sick or Waiting for a Nice Day – The Grid has to Perform on the Worst of Them
Saturday night, the middle of the cold snap, was something to be endured
Alberta Taxes Approach U.S. Levels – 2004 Tax Load Index
The 2004 Tax Load Index offers a simple measure of tax competitiveness across western Canada and adjacent jurisdictions, including Ontario and two American states, North Dakota and Minnesota. It sums up a jurisdiction’s key tax rates – the top provincial marginal...