Two months ago, Saskatchewan started a similar move EDMONTON – With a looming federal oil and gas greenhouse gas emission cap threatening to drastically curtail the largest industry in the province, Alberta is fighting back, two months after Saskatchewan started down...
The NDP introduced an emergency motion to lift the provincial gasoline tax on Nov. 26, and it ran out of gas. NDP Finance Critic Trent Wotherspoon introduced the motions “of urgent and pressing necessity.” It was the NDP’s first action on the first full day of...
I love flying. Let’s face it, if you want/need to go a long distance in the shortest time possible, a smooth airplane ride will do nicely. The seats are somewhat comfortable, and flight crews are usually friendly. You can sleep a bit, watch television, or listen to an...
Canada’s premiers are asking Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to hold an urgent first ministers’ meeting ahead of the return to office of president-elect Donald Trump. The re-election of the often unpredictable and protectionist former president has spooked a...
Alberta’s government is looking for ways to encourage pipeline companies to boost capacity and increase the province’s oil and gas export volumes to the United States. But Premier Danielle Smith said her government is not interested in directly subsidizing...
