Reading Time: 3 minutes The Alberta premier is crossing her fingers, hoping for an increase in oil prices to save the province’s economy
Month: October 2016
A silver lining for Canada in global warming?
Reading Time: 3 minutes If global warming becomes a reality, a vast territory across the northern part of Western Canada could become much more desirable
Open trade will do more for the poor than a ‘living wage’
Reading Time: 3 minutes Free markets and open borders are what keep the costs of food and other goods that we buy down
The hamster wheel of Canada’s carbon conversation
Reading Time: 3 minutes We’re going around and around faster and faster, but the momentum doesn’t get us any closer to a carbon solution now or into the future
Oh, the irony of Ottawa lecturing Canadians on how to manage debt
Reading Time: 4 minutes The Trudeau government is not exactly a model of rectitude when it comes to managing its own debt and deficit
Canada looks to Europe for a winning trade recipe
Reading Time: 3 minutes In an increasingly protectionist world, finding trade partners for agricultural products is difficult, although the benefit can be huge
Philippines’ president makes a provocative pivot toward China
Reading Time: 4 minutes Dramatic announcement of a shift in foreign poliby may be the first step in Beijing’s ambition to restore China’s historic hegemonic role in southeast Asia
October 1066 changed England forever
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Norman Conquest annihilated England’s ruling class, physically and genetically
Federal and provincial tax hikes bad news for Alberta
Reading Time: 3 minutes Tax hikes are coming fast and furious from both Edmonton and Ottawa, more bad news for Albertans and their still-fragile provincial economy
How to filter real journalists from advocacy media outlets
Reading Time: 3 minutes In true journalism, opinion or commentary must be clearly labelled as such, and blending hard news with commentary is insidious