Reading Time: 3 minutes Goverment workers also enjoyed much more generous non-wage benefits, says the Fraser Institute
Category: Alberta
Alberta sees uptick in wholesale trade sector
Reading Time: 2 minutes Wholesale sales in Alberta increased 1.9 per cent to $6.9 billion in September primarily as a result of higher sales in the machinery, equipment and supplies subsector
How to reform Alberta’s energy regulation
Reading Time: 4 minutes Less red tape and shorter decision timelines would improve Alberta’s investment environment and free up AER’s resources
Business Council aims to reignite economy
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Conference Board of Canada forecasts that the province’s economy will once again fall into negative territory this year
Premier heads to Texas to drum up energy investment
Reading Time: 2 minutes Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is in Texas this week hoping to spur energy investment in the province
Upstart entrepreneur shows Albertans how to face our dragons
Reading Time: 4 minutes John Evans shows that hardworking and risk-taking Albertans can innovate their way out of our economic doldrums
Alberta most, Quebec least, open to interprovincial trade
Reading Time: 2 minutes Report says barriers cost between $3,500 and $9,200 per Canadian household every year
Texas handily beats Alberta for energy investment: report
Reading Time: 2 minutes Eighty per cent of survey respondents cited uncertain environmental regulations as a deterrent to investing in Alberta
Alberta small businesses struggling
Reading Time: 3 minutes Small businesses are struggling to navigate needless government red tape, additional taxes and the overall state of the provincial economy
Oil drilling industry pressures Ottawa
Reading Time: 2 minutes Industry blames ‘punitive’ federal policies and regulations for its struggles