If you had said twelve months ago that Alberta would be projecting a budget surplus for 2022-23, almost no one would have believed you. From the midst of pandemic restrictions and inflationary pressures, surging natural gas and oil prices have fueled a stark increase...
This budget, dubbed the Blueprint for Jobs, focuses on creating a low tax, red tape-free business climate. With a heavy emphasis on returning to balanced budgets there will be a 2.8 per cent spending reduction across government over the next four years, while...
Akin to the bitter National Energy Program debate in the 1980s, Canadian politics is once again polarized along the East/West divide. In the Prairie provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, the Conservatives are ascendant in the polls, with energy issues...
Premier Jason Kenney’s top priorities of jobs, pipelines and the economy drove the composition of his new 23-member cabinet, sworn in yesterday. The Premier’s front bench includes new portfolios such as Red Tape Reduction and Natural Gas that both increase the number...
Alberta is blue again. The United Conservative Party led by Jason Kenney has won its first majority government. The UCP won 63 of the 87 seats in the Alberta Legislature, and over 53.8% of the popular vote, after an election filled with negative attacks and divisive...
