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'A future world that's going to be abundant for everybody has to have a massively bigger economy,' Chris Bradley, co-author of the book A Century of...
The Canada-U.S. trade war keeps bubbling like a pot of hot water on a stove, with President Donald Trump taking another swipe at his northern...
I came to Alberta in 1994. I was a 30-year-old computer programmer. I’ve had a moderately successful career here, ending up in the ‘C’ suite of...
It’s the machinations within her own party that threaten to derail Smith as premier
British Columbia Premier David Eby’s reckless election call is a danger not just to his province, but to the whole country. In his kickoff speech...
Premier Danielle Smith isn't backing down on immigration
On Nov. 13, 2018, I was in a Calgary pub watching the city vote on whether to bid for the Winter Olympics — 56 per cent said no. The room did not...
After finally laying my hands on a referendum special ballot, the package reminded me of something in the distant past. It was the scandal over my Tom...
Premier Danielle Smith remains confident the West Coast pipeline will get a pivotal decision by Oct. 1 from the federal Major Projects Office, one...
Premier Smith tells Albertans to not let the fact they're mad drive them out of Canada
I have been quite involved with the Forever Canadian movement and I am very opposed to separation. Lots of Albertans are arguing about why we should...
A recent opinion piece from the Alberta Wilderness Association stated it would take a “technical miracle” for the proposed Grassy Mountain...
The 'strong and sovereign Alberta' the government so frequently touts means there’s much we can do ourselves to strengthen Alberta’s hand
The separatists won't like it but Premier Smith makes clear where she stands on Alberta staying in Canada
This week, Ottawa made its biggest-ever pitch to global investors, aiming to catalyze $1 trillion into the Canadian economy over the next five years....
Despite what we've believed for decades, the city will not be able to geographically grow its way into fiscal sustainability
On my desk is a stack of paper that predates me by almost 40 years. It belonged to my grandparents, Fred and Edna Pope, who homesteaded near Oyen from...
The Alberta government’s newly released separation report, commissioned from the University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy, runs to hundreds...
For decades, women and girls have carried much of the responsibility for keeping themselves safe from gender-based violence. Learn the warning signs....
Canada — and Alberta — were on the global financial stage earlier this week as investors representing $120 trillion in capital gathered in Toronto...
A changed relationship between an independent Alberta and the rest of the country could present challenges for the oil and gas industry
Separatists take on Premier Danielle Smith. Read on to find out why.
As Canadians face an economic trade war with the United States, and Alberta faces its own group of insurrectionists, we cannot believe that things...
When Canadians talk about energy leadership, the conversation often begins and ends with oil and gas. Alberta’s energy sector has helped power our...
Two senior officials at Elections Alberta were fired because they didn’t like what was happening to Corb Lund’s anti-coal petition. Three more...
Would an independent Alberta see corporate head offices leave Wild Rose Country? It’s one of many provocative issues that a new report commissioned...
Start your engines, the latest eye-opening report on the big-time costs of Alberta leaving Canada heats up the referendum debate
As someone who has practised and studied intergovernmental relations in Canada for more than two decades, I find the Alberta separatists’ latest ad...
The premier needs to stop lecturing our city and instead shower it with love and money
If David had married Goliath instead of killing him, that might have reached the level of astonishment for many watching two former Alberta premiers...
After the 2015 election, when I won the Calgary-Shaw riding for the NDP, a narrative began, suggesting that the result was largely due to a...
The oilsands is an industry marked by mega-projects. The federal government has just rolled out a new “productivity mega deduction.” And Alberta...
Boom! The explosive report on Alberta separatism we've been waiting for.
NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi called his party’s victory in Calgary-Shaw an “earthquake.” He was hyper-excited by the unexpected win. Braid:...
The UCP lose in south Calgary. They cannot afford losses like that
While the separation question is understandably taking up most of Alberta’s bandwidth, the other nine ballot questions could also drastically change...
Electricity use has emerged as one of the major questions around data centres
Premier Danielle Smith’s separation referendum is important, no doubt of that. But is it legitimate? The premier and her UCP didn’t mention such a...
Alberta has a long history of trying to fix what it sees as problems vexing the province’s oil and gas system through government intervention. Think...
How much will savings on Alberta auto insurance premiums evaporate? No one knows — yet
How do you end up loving a city you once vowed never to live in? For me, the answer lies in the unlikely journey that eventually brought me to...
The Alberta independence movement believes they are gaining ground in Oct. 19 referendum fight
With Smith in the background Mark Carney is suddenly more active as a federalist campaigner
Alberta is undergoing an economic transformation, evolving from an energy powerhouse into a global hub for infrastructure, mega-energy projects and...
As oil prices top US$100 a barrel, two new reports hammer home one powerful point — Canadian oil production is primed for growth over the next...
There's more to this story than meets the eye
The prime minister plans to quickly boost Canada into an important drone power
In the end Calgarians will indeed face a lower hike. Let’s say nine per cent
Your auto insurance premium is likely coming down come January. Read on
Every fall, Calgary taxpayers are treated to the same theatrics.