Alberta desperately needs to reduce its labour costs
No hope of balancing the budget and repaying the debt unless public service starts to share the pain felt by average Albertans…
We don’t need elections now, we need leadership
Elections will turn us away from dealing with the real issues. And we don't seem to have the means to conduct safe voting…
John Turner and the demise of gentlemanly politics
Politicians like the late prime minister are sources of inspiration for public service, intelligent discourse and common decency…
Indigenous people ready to do business with oil and gas
Road to Reconciliation begins when Indigenous people can stand on their own two feet financially and when their quality of life increases…
In search of an American tax daddy for Canadian media
The federal government is apparently preparing massive regulation of the Internet, pandering to the views of niche lobby groups…
As COVID-19 cases rise again, oil forecasts fall
The world is past the era of growing crude oil demand and it may never recover to pre-pandemic levels…
John Turner’s poisoned chalice
Succeeding Pierre Trudeau came with own baggage. As a result, Turner, a former golden boy of the Liberals who died Saturday, never fulfilled his promise…
John Turner had an unflagging faith in the people
The former prime minister considered that an article of faith, a truth that deserved defending. It reflected the essence of his dignity…
Feds should learn from Ontario’s green energy failure
But Ontario’s experience is being ignored and could lead to billions more spent and higher energy costs for Canadians…
Fracking can lift the Maritimes out of economic doldrums
Maritime provinces and Quebec should be developing their resources now as natural gas prices recover…