Renewable in Ottawa
/When Peter Julian visited his in-laws in Shandong province in 2011, he was struck by skies which, depending on weather, either were grey, or grey and wet. The New Democratic […]
Read moreAlberta on pace for $3.5-$4 billion deficit: finance minister
/A $2.4 billion drop in resource revenue has put Alberta on pace for a deficit of between $3.5- and $4 billion — one of the highest deficits in history, Finance […]
Read moreAlberta on pace for $3.5-$4 billion deficit: finance minister
/A $2.4 billion drop in resource revenue has put Alberta on pace for a deficit of between $3.5- and $4 billion — one of the highest deficits in history, Finance […]
Read moreSalary freeze an example of Tory mismanagement says AFL
Fiscal update shows province has revenue problem, not a spending problem Edmonton – Alberta’s fiscal update shows a government disconnected from the economy it’s supposed to manage says the Alberta […]
Read moreP3s, other alternative financing on Alberta government’s radar
/The Redford government’s promise to keep building Alberta despite budget woes and bitumen bubbles could lead the province to embrace alternative financing to pay for high-priority construction projects. Premier Alison […]
Read moreP3s, other alternative financing on Alberta government’s radar
/The Redford government’s promise to keep building Alberta despite budget woes and bitumen bubbles could lead the province to embrace alternative financing to pay for high-priority construction projects. Premier Alison […]
Read moreProvince refuses to release unsafe employer information
/Ignores recommendation from freedom of information commissioner Alberta Human Services refuses to release information that would identify the province’s most unsafe, “high-risk employers,” effectively brushing off a ruling by the […]
Read moreReport says time running out for Canadian oil producers to access Pacific Rim
/CALGARY – A research paper is reinforcing the idea that Canada’s resource industry is at risk of being left behind internationally if it doesn’t find a way to get oil […]
Read moreAFL requests for information on health care premiums denied
Edmonton – The Government of Alberta is talking about health care taxes and health spending accounts, but they aren’t sharing that conversation with Albertans. The Alberta Federation of Labour filed […]
Read moreOil price gap a handy excuse for strapped governments
/According to experts inside Alberta Energy, it’s much more profitable to refine more of our oil before we ship it. Both the Alberta and federal governments are now pointing to […]
Read more2013 Health Spending Accounts ltr from FOIP Exec Council
2013 Health Spending Accounts ltr from FOIP Exec Council The Alberta Federation of Labour filed requests for all documents on health spending accounts, dedicated taxes for health care services or […]
Read more2013 Treasury Answer to HC FOIP
2013 Treasury Answer to HC FOIP The Alberta Federation of Labour filed requests for all documents on health spending accounts, dedicated taxes for health care services or other forms of […]
Read moreSales tax discussion dominates economic summit
/CALGARY — Premier Alison Redford was ready to declare the inaugural Alberta economic summit a success Saturday even without a consensus from the prominent Albertans who spent the day hashing […]
Read moreWe need pipelines, not pipe dreams
/With all the discussion recently over the lack of so-called value-added jobs, one might wonder why that debate is confined to one sector of the economy. For example, in 2010-2011, […]
Read moreGil McGowan gives the best advice at Alison Redford’s summit
/With academics and everyone but the Tories themselves realizing that the government is too dependent on energy royalties, it was obvious Saturday’s economic summit was little more than a feel-good […]
Read moreTaxes, service cuts hot topics at Redford’s economic summit
/CALGARY – Premier Alison Redford’s first economic summit primed Albertans for a consumption tax, foreshadowed coming service cuts and reiterated the need to access new markets for oilsands products. Virtually […]
Read moreMuch talk of sales tax at economic summit, but Redford says ‘nowhere near’ that
/CALGARY – Alberta Premier Alison Redford says a sales tax isn’t on the agenda, even though many of the panellists at an economic summit that her government convened Saturday said […]
Read moreAFL targets royalties and upgrading at economic summit
Federation president to set the record straight on bitumen glut Edmonton – AFL president Gil McGowan will be tackling Alberta’s revenue problem this Saturday at the Alberta Economic Summit. The […]
Read more2013 Fact Sheet_Revenue, spending and public sector wages
2013 Fact Sheet_Revenue, spending and public sector wages
Read moreRefine it at home to pop bitumen bubble: AFL
/Alberta’s current financial woes may offer a silver lining, says the Alberta Federation of Labour. Two weeks after Premier Alison Redford warned the province that resource royalties were expected to […]
Read moreReport says pipeline squeeze could be ‘devastating’ to Canadian economy
/CALGARY – The inability to get western Canadian crude to the right markets is costing the country’s economy dearly, according to a new report paid for by the Saskatchewan government. […]
Read more2013 AFL Submission to Standing Com. on Alberta’s Economic Future Study of the BRIK Program
2013 AFL Submission to Standing Com. on Alberta’s Economic Future Study of the BRIK Program
Read moreReport says time running out for Canadian oil producers to access Pacific Rim
/CALGARY – A research paper is reinforcing the idea that Canada’s resource industry is at risk of being left behind internationally if it doesn’t find a way to get oil […]
Read moreSecret Government of Alberta documents show upgrading is economic
AFL releases Energy Department analysis obtained under FOIP Edmonton – In-province upgrading is highly economical according to secret government documents released by the Alberta Federation of Labour today. The documents, […]
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