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Rob Breakenridge: Face reality — no 'win' for Alberta in tariff dispute

Rob Breakenridge: Face reality — no 'win' for Alberta in tariff dispute
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Edmonton Journal

Rob Breakenridge

Breakenridge: Face reality — no 'win' for Alberta in tariff dispute

Breakenridge: Face reality — no 'win' for Alberta in tariff dispute

Unfortunately, we may just be at the beginning of seeing how bad things could get

previous day 3

Calgary Herald

Rob Breakenridge

Breakenridge: Premier can't dodge criticism for response to U.S. tariff threat

Breakenridge: Premier can't dodge criticism for response to U.S. tariff threat
02.04.2025 6

Edmonton Journal

Rob Breakenridge

Breakenridge: Premier can't dodge criticism for response to U.S. tariff threat

Breakenridge: Premier can't dodge criticism for response to U.S. tariff threat
02.04.2025 7

Calgary Herald

Rob Breakenridge

Rob Breakenridge: Smith, Poilievre not aligned on industrial carbon tax

Rob Breakenridge: Smith, Poilievre not aligned on industrial carbon tax
26.03.2025 3

Edmonton Journal

Rob Breakenridge

Breakenridge: Smith, Poilievre not aligned on industrial carbon tax

Breakenridge: Smith, Poilievre not aligned on industrial carbon tax
25.03.2025 10

Calgary Herald

Rob Breakenridge

Rob Breakenridge: New PM and cabinet, but same old questions about Alberta-Ottawa relationship

Rob Breakenridge: New PM and cabinet, but same old questions about Alberta-Ottawa relationship
19.03.2025 10

Edmonton Journal

Rob Breakenridge

Breakenridge: New PM and cabinet, but same old questions about Alberta-Ottawa relationship

Ultimately, time will tell whether anything significant has changed in the Alberta-Ottawa relationship under this new prime minister

18.03.2025 10

Calgary Herald

Rob Breakenridge

Rob Breakenridge: Carney's chance to scrap job-destroying emissions cap

PBO report shows under Liberal policy, production would have be cut by 4.9%

13.03.2025 10

National Post

Rob Breakenridge

Rob Breakenridge: Alberta's new wine tax at odds with removing interprovincial trade barriers

11.03.2025 10

Edmonton Journal

Rob Breakenridge

Breakenridge: Alberta's new wine tax at odds with removing interprovincial trade barriers

While the directive to AGLC makes sense under the circumstances, it is ill-timed and unhelpful to then slap the industry with a tax increase

11.03.2025 10

Calgary Herald

Rob Breakenridge

Rob Breakenridge: Alberta budget indicates government not so concerned about deficits anymore Is it responsible to increase the reliance on the resource revenue roller coaster while also going further into debt?

Is it responsible to increase the reliance on the resource revenue roller coaster while also going further into debt? You can save this article by...

06.03.2025 10

Edmonton Journal

Rob Breakenridge

Breakenridge: Alberta budget indicates government not so concerned about deficits anymore

Is it responsible to increase the reliance on the resource revenue roller coaster while also going further into debt?

04.03.2025 10

Calgary Herald

Rob Breakenridge

Breakenridge: Premier pays lip service to getting answers on health care allegations

25.02.2025 10

Calgary Herald

Rob Breakenridge

Breakenridge: If everything above board with health-care contracts, show us the proof

In the face of potentially explosive allegations about contracting and procurement at Alberta Health Services (AHS), Premier Danielle Smith has...

18.02.2025 20

Calgary Herald

Rob Breakenridge

Breakenridge: Waves of new support for pipelines but none in the works

If we’re smart, and if the will is there, we can make some meaningful progress on diversifying and expanding exports

11.02.2025 20

Calgary Herald

Rob Breakenridge

Breakenridge: Tariffs should mean Canada now gets serious about opening interprovincial trade

Hopefully, this is what a true Team Canada approach can look like — not just opposing Trump, but creating a stronger Canada

04.02.2025 10

Calgary Herald

Rob Breakenridge

Breakenridge: Alberta's push for new pipelines makes no sense given the U.S. situation

28.01.2025 10

Calgary Herald

Rob Breakenridge

Breakenridge: 'Hope is not a strategy': Alberta should use the tools it has on hand to fight tariffs

21.01.2025 10

Calgary Herald

Rob Breakenridge

Rob Breakenridge: Smith right to be angry at Trudeau's willingness to sacrifice Alberta

17.01.2025 8

National Post

Rob Breakenridge

Breakenridge: Alberta would lose all if Canada became 51st state

14.01.2025 20

Calgary Herald

Rob Breakenridge

Breakenridge: No accountability from Alberta's Liberal MPs

After a disastrous 2024 for the Liberal Party of Canada, 2025 begins with reality finally setting in for its embattled and soon-to-be former...

07.01.2025 10

Calgary Herald

Rob Breakenridge

Breakenridge: Alberta Agenda 'dead in the water'

It’s not just Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government that is clinging to a thread entering 2025, so, too, is the Alberta-first agenda that...

31.12.2024 3

Calgary Herald

Rob Breakenridge

Breakenridge: UCP at a loss when not battling Trudeau's Liberals

Lost amid last week’s frenzy surrounding the imploding federal Liberal government was a significant policy reversal from Ottawa — one that...

25.12.2024 6

Calgary Herald

Rob Breakenridge

Breakenridge: Alberta filling void of diplomacy caused by Trudeau's antagonism of Trump

It will come as no surprise that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau would have preferred a different outcome in the recent U.S. presidential election....

17.12.2024 8

Calgary Herald

Rob Breakenridge

Breakenridge: The Sovereignty Act may largely be for show

Judging by the rhetoric in the aftermath of last week’s vote, you might think the latest Sovereignty Act motion was a high-stakes matter indeed....

10.12.2024 20

Calgary Herald

Rob Breakenridge

Breakenridge: Alberta and Ottawa need to team up against bigger threat

In the face of threats of serious economic chaos from an erratic incoming U.S. president, a unified front from Canada’s leaders seems like an...

03.12.2024 7

Calgary Herald

Rob Breakenridge

Breakenridge: The irony of a Trudeau tax break to offset costly Alberta-imposed policies

Let’s dispense with the obvious right away: the GST scheme announced last week by the federal Liberals is a desperate attempt by a desperate...

26.11.2024 8

Calgary Herald

Rob Breakenridge

Breakenridge: With UCP policies, it's about feelings over facts

Despite overwhelming opposition from Alberta municipalities, the votes cast in next year’s municipal elections will have to be counted without the...

19.11.2024 5

Calgary Herald

Rob Breakenridge

Breakenridge: Never mind confidence in AIMCo, can we have confidence in this government?

Given its role in managing the Heritage Savings Trust Fund, as well as the pensions of hundreds of thousands of public sector workers, it was...

12.11.2024 20

Calgary Herald

Rob Breakenridge

Breakenridge: Smith backs away from radical promises and adopts Kenney's tactics on Ottawa

Despite some hint of drama in the leadup, there ended up being very little drama in the end when it came to Danielle Smith’s leadership review. UCP...

05.11.2024 3

Calgary Herald

Rob Breakenridge

Breakenridge: Province should resist banning flavoured vaping products

The Alberta government is under increasing pressure to consider a policy that the federal government is already poised to implement. But rather...

29.10.2024 7

Calgary Herald

Rob Breakenridge

Breakenridge: Alberta's 'scrap the cap' campaign misleading on feds' policy

In assessing the merits of Alberta’s new “Scrap the Cap” campaign, it’s useful to first consider whether the government’s objective is actually to...

22.10.2024 10

Calgary Herald

Rob Breakenridge

Breakenridge: Bill of Rights pointless posturing on lead-up to leadership vote

We are now less than two weeks away from the resumption of the Alberta legislature sitting, and based on a recent flurry of teases and...

15.10.2024 20

Calgary Herald

Rob Breakenridge

Breakenridge: Raising minimum wage won't affect most wage earners

With Alberta this month officially having the lowest minimum wage (tied with Saskatchewan) in the country, there is now a great clamour that...

08.10.2024 6

Calgary Herald

Rob Breakenridge

Breakenridge: Hand-counted ballots placates UCP supporters but costs municipalities

During a conversation on tax collection at last week’s Alberta Municipalities annual general meeting, Premier Danielle Smith touched on her...

01.10.2024 5

Calgary Herald

Rob Breakenridge

Breakenridge: Government handouts to business add stress, risk to public purse

While conservative parties and politicians might be more likely to criticize or oppose corporate welfare, the sad truth is that governments of all...

24.09.2024 5

Calgary Herald

Rob Breakenridge

Breakenridge: Continuing building boom, not rent control, is key to bringing down housing costs

With proponents of rent control ramping up efforts to pressure the Alberta government, a remarkable thing has been happening in the background:...

17.09.2024 10

Calgary Herald

Rob Breakenridge

Breakenridge: Denials can't quell fears about premier's hidden agenda on COVID vaccines

Despite considerable differences in their respective tenures, both Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Premier Danielle Smith have been accused of...

11.09.2024 5

Daily Herald Tribune

Rob Breakenridge

Breakenridge: Alberta's poor bet on online gaming leaves money on the table

Not many policy conversations in Alberta are driven by the notion of “how can we be more like Ontario?” and that’s been especially true when it...

10.09.2024 10

Calgary Herald

Rob Breakenridge

Breakenridge: Smith declares policies, plans to UCP insiders only

Election campaigns are underway in Alberta’s two neighbouring provinces, but our premier seems to be just as locked into campaign mode as any of her...

02.09.2024 4

Calgary Herald

Rob Breakenridge

Breakenridge: Relief needed for businesses affected by water repairs and road closures

As Calgary enters another round of feeder main repairs and water restrictions, the mounting toll on local businesses should not be forgotten....

27.08.2024 30

Calgary Herald

Rob Breakenridge

Breakenridge: The uncomfortable truth of B.C's battle against TMX

You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. While 2024 marks the most important milestone for the...

20.08.2024 5

Vancouver Sun

Rob Breakenridge

Breakenridge: The uncomfortable truth of B.C's battle against TMX

While 2024 marks the most important milestone for the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project (TMX) – namely, its completion – it also marks the...

20.08.2024 3

Calgary Herald

Rob Breakenridge

Breakenridge: Denials can't quell fears about premier's hidden agenda on COVID vaccines

Despite considerable differences in their respective tenures, both Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Premier Danielle Smith have been accused of...

16.08.2024 2

Fort McMurray Today

Rob Breakenridge

Breakenridge: Denials can't quell fears about premier's hidden agenda on COVID vaccines

Despite considerable differences in their respective tenures, both Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Premier Danielle Smith have been accused of...

13.08.2024 10

Calgary Herald

Rob Breakenridge

Breakenridge: Independent review of Green Line necessary to maintain trust

Calgary’s mayor took to social media last week to announce the first steps in what will be an “independent, third-party review” of Calgary’s feeder...

06.08.2024 10

Calgary Herald

Rob Breakenridge

Breakenridge: Smith's warning on political rhetoric rings of hypocrisy and gamesmanship

It should go without saying that the attempted assassination of former U.S. president Donald Trump represents an act of unacceptable political...

23.07.2024 2

Calgary Herald

Rob Breakenridge