1+ week, 4+ day ago   (665+ words) With Trump’s trade war raging, you can be forgiven if major developments in other areas of policy have faded from memory. But in the last 10 months or so, we’ve seen many interesting developments in the saga of Alberta’s oilsands. But…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1349+ words) Apart from the challenges posed by protectionist U.S. trade policies, Canada’s economy is also being hobbled by an unprecedented domestic investment gap, which reflects the cumulative impact of years of growth-inhibiting taxes, cumbersome government regulations and persistent infrastructure bottlenecks. Natural resource…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1721+ words) According to the Prime Minister, this move will “lower costs at the pump” and put “more money in your pocket,” and that’s true as far as it goes. Here’s the problem: it doesn’t go very far at all. As you’ve…...

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1+ week, 3+ day ago   (1665+ words) “In the 1930s, the Canadian government attempted to combat US protectionism by imposing its own tariffs,” explains Vincent Geloso, senior economist at the MEI and author of the publication. “The result was to deepen the Great Depression in Canada, without changing…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (889+ words) Alberta’s government will not allow solar panels to pile up in landfills across the province. Beginning Oct. 1, Alberta will become the first province in Canada to operate a solar panel recycling program and is banning solar panels from landfill disposal....

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1498+ words) Canadian motorists could receive some welcome relief at the pumps this fall as refiners and fuel suppliers begin replacing more expensive summer-grade gasoline with cheaper winter-grade fuel. The seasonal change will not produce the same savings in every province or…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1625+ words) A new online portal has been created by the province to collect information on how businesses are being affected by U.S. tariffs and Canadian counter-tariffs in Alberta. This will help shape Alberta’s response to real-world tariff impacts across sectors, ensuring decisions…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (1541+ words) On Wednesday Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne announced that the federal government will extend the temporary suspension of the federal fuel excise tax on gas and diesel, pushing the end date to January 31, 2027. The tax, which amounts to 10 cents per litre…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1474+ words) Canada’s economy, adjusted for population growth and inflation, has barely grown for the past 10 years. Per capita gross domestic product (GDP) rose at an average compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 0.41 per cent as calculated by the World Bank. This…...