Alberta Archives

Alberta sinks deeper into a sea of red ink

by The Fraser Institute | May 31, 2018 | Business, Opinion, Politics/Law, Public Policy | 0

The more the government spends on servicing its debt, the less is left over for priorities that Albertans value such as health care

Investors steering clear of Canada’s energy sector

by The Fraser Institute | May 15, 2018 | Business, Opinion, Politics/Law | 0

Uncompetitive policies and regulatory uncertainty are largely to blame

Alberta buys another ticket on the resource revenue roller-coaster

by The Fraser Institute | Mar 30, 2018 | Business, Opinion, Politics/Law | 0

Despite promises to end the reliance on resource royalties, Rachel Notley’s government keeps piling up the debt and looking to the same revenue source (FREE)

Alberta crushed beneath a growing mountain of debt

by The Fraser Institute | Mar 29, 2018 | Business, Opinion, Politics/Law, Public Policy | 0

The slow path to balance means the province will continue adding debt by the bucketful for many years, penalizing future taxpayers (FREE)

How to seed Alberta’s future as a tech giant

by Robert McGarvey | Mar 20, 2018 | Business, Opinion, Politics/Law, Public Policy, Technology | 0

MCGARVEY It’s time for the provincial government to get involved in tech development by providing venture capital insurance (BASIC membership content)

Balancing Alberta’s budget by 2023-24 isn’t good enough

by The Fraser Institute | Mar 2, 2018 | Business, Opinion, Politics/Law, Public Policy | 0

Albertans have more debt, continued reliance on volatile natural resource revenue and higher taxes to look forward to (FREE)

Pipelines are crucial to national prosperity

by The Fraser Institute | Feb 25, 2018 | Business, Environment, Opinion, Politics/Law | 0

The battle between Alberta and B.C. over the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion has broad implications for all Canadians (FREE)

How do we close the widening gap between Alberta and B.C.?

by Mike Robinson | Feb 11, 2018 | Environment, Opinion, Politics/Law | 0

Part 1: The wine versus oil showdown in the West has exposed some fundamental differences – but it’s nothing other generations haven’t seen

The Alberta disadvantage: tax rates drive away investors

by The Fraser Institute | Feb 6, 2018 | Business, Opinion, Politics/Law, Public Policy | 0

Unfortunately, to bolster Alberta’s tax competitiveness will require meaningful action to repair the province’s once sterling finances (FREE)

Building bridges of trust to energy decision-making

by Bill Whitelaw | Feb 5, 2018 | Business, Opinion, Politics/Law, Public Policy | 0

This is part 2 in our series Shaping Canada's energy future

Positive Energy is one of the key entities capable of constructively shaping the way Canadians understand and discuss energy issues (BASIC membership content)