In Canada, deficit spending keeps winning elections
No matter the party, governments run deficits because spending wins votes
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Alberta’s Bill 11 opens door to private health care across Canada
Two-tier health care is expanding in Alberta. Bill 11 allows private health insurance for services traditionally covered by the public system
Alberta didn’t kill carbon pricing. It just picked different winners
A system meant to cut emissions now steers money away from wind and solar and toward oil and gas
Politics is driving oil prices now, but the correction is coming
Oil prices are being propped up by geopolitics for now but when that pressure fades, the correction will be brutal
Why Canada’s economy is outgrowing its big cities
The road to national renewal now runs through the countryside
Alberta is killing a free-enterprise golden goose
Alberta talks up free enterprise, but its treatment of renewable energy tells a very different story
Alberta was right to kill the minimum wage bill
Bill 201 would have repeated the Notley-era minimum wage policy that led to declines in youth employment
Silence is accelerating Alberta’s democratic decline
Fear of repercussions is driving people away from participating in public debate in Alberta
Canada put all its oil eggs in one basket and lost its leverage
For years, Canada relied on the U.S. to take its oil. Now that bet is coming back to haunt us
Scott Moe shows what real leadership looks like
Scott Moe and Danielle Smith responded very differently to Mark Carney’s trade agreement with China
Why Carney changed course on China
Canada ran out of options. Years of damage to farm exports made delay a luxury Canada could no longer afford
Dirty political dealings are now routine in Alberta
Recent events in Alberta point to a political culture that increasingly tolerates bad behaviour
McDonald’s price freeze is bad economic news for Canada
McDonald’s isn’t being generous. Cheap burgers come with consequences, especially for Canadian processors and farmers already under strain
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