Report warns of Gateway pipeline ‘price shock’
A new report says the Northern Gateway pipeline will boost crude oil prices $2 to $3 per barrel annually over the next 30 years, causing significant damage to consumers, businesses […]
Read moreFebruary 2012: Beyond Acute Care Conference; Better Way Alberta campaign; farm workers safety; health care; Burns Lake blast; 2012 Centennial
Register now to see Ralph Nader and Maude Barlow at conference on health care It’s time that seniors and those with disabilities were covered by the medicare umbrella. World-renowned consumer-rights […]
Read moreEconomist Calls Gateway Pipeline an Inflationary ‘Threat’
Former CEO of ICBC concludes project ‘is neither needed nor in public interest.’ A highly respected Canadian economist says the controversial Northern Gateway Project “poses a serious threat” to Canada’s […]
Read moreNorthern Gateway Would Hurt Economy, Study Says
A study endorsed by opponents of the Northern Gateway pipeline proposed by Calgary-based Enbridge says it would cause an oil “price shock” to Canada’s economy. The economic assessment was done […]
Read moreOh, those ‘radicals’!
Today the HarperCons stepped into the [cesspool / polluted waters] tar sands issue to announce a water monitoring project which will take 3 years and $50 million to fully implement. […]
Read moreKoch Denies Having Interest in Keystone Implementation
Disagreements on the Keystone Pipeline continue in Congress as Republicans insist that the project move forward. The House Subcommittee on Energy and Commerce held a hearing Friday on a bill […]
Read more2012 January AFL Written Submission Northern Gateway Project
2012 January AFL Written Submission Northern Gateway Project
Read moreNorthern Gateway pipeline will hurt consumers and harm Canada’s already weakened manufacturing sector
CEO and labour leader agree: Canada should upgrade bitumen rather than send value-added jobs to China and U.S. Building a pipeline to send millions of barrels of raw bitumen from […]
Read moreReport says Northern Gateway pipeline will create ‘price shock’ across Canada
Former ICBC boss says predicted rise in cost of oil serious risk to economy EDMONTON — A new report says the Northern Gateway pipeline will boost crude oil prices $2 […]
Read moreMore calls for Canada to grow its energy upgrading and refining business
A well respected Canadian CEO and some labour leaders are ramping up their opposition to the Northern Gateway pipeline project. Robyn Allan has published an 80 page report, examining the […]
Read moreNorthern Gateway would hurt economy, study says
Pipeline project would boost price of oil in Canada A study endorsed by opponents of the Northern Gateway pipeline proposed by Calgary-based Enbridge says it would cause an oil “price […]
Read moreAlberta Federation of Labour opposes Northern Gateway pipeline, wants refining jobs in Canada
The Alberta Federation of Labour is opposing construction of the Northern Gateway pipeline from the Alberta oilsands to Kitimat, British Columbia on the grounds that the construction jobs would only […]
Read moreKevin Taft follows Alberta’s money and finds out where it all went
Sooner or later, all conversations about the Alberta economy in the modern era come down to one key question: Where the hell did all the money go? I guess you […]
Read moreThe tax-reform elephant in the room: Stelmach’s fate a cautionary tale for politicians who dare touch royalties
It is the most contentious, the most polarizing and perhaps the most important topic in Alberta politics – which is why it will probably never be an issue in the […]
Read moreGOP seeks to loosen labor’s grip
Legislation would require workers to reaffirm unions with votes every 3 years In an effort to loosen labor’s grip on workers, two GOP lawmakers want legislation that would require workers […]
Read moreIs Redford heading towards another broken promise, this time on farm workers?
Three years have passed, but Tories fail to act on judge’s recommendation in farm-death inquiry Today marks an unhappy anniversary for an important group of Alberta workers whose safety has […]
Read more5 reasons shipping oil to Asia is not in the national interest
When will Harper stop thinking as an oil CEO and start acting like he is prime minister of Canada? VANCOUVER, BC, Jan. 27, 2012/ Troy Media/ – One of the […]
Read moreTax and royalty giveaways have led to deficits and unwarranted pressure on services, says new campaign: Coalition calls for “Obama-style” debate on taxes and royalties In lead-up to …
EDMONTON – Ever wonder why Alberta, Canada’s wealthiest province, is running a $3-billion deficit and saying it can’t afford to maintain middle-of-the-road spending on vital public services? That’s the question […]
Read moreABCDEGFQ: Critics turn to the alphabet song to underline concerns about Alberta’s tax and royalty structure
EDMONTON – A pair of left-leaning advocacy groups have teamed up on a new pre-election advertising campaign to attack the Alberta government’s tax and royalty structure. The $200,000 campaign from […]
Read moreCoalition to unveil campaign aimed at sparking public conversation about irresponsible tax and royalty giveaways
EDMONTON – Ever wonder why Alberta, Canada’s wealthiest province, is running a $3-billion deficit and saying it can’t afford to maintain middle-of-the-road spending on vital public services? That’s the question […]
Read moreJesse Kline: Alberta Liberals say the darndest things
It’s no secret that Alberta’s finances were mismanaged for years under Ed Stelmach and that the situation has only become worse since Alison Redford took office. That the richest province […]
Read moreWhere did all Alberta’s money go?: The left and right think they know
Partisan political operators are battling to define the debate over one of the most explosive issues in the coming provincial election: Why can’t a wealthy province like Alberta make ends […]
Read moreIndustry financially squeezed by high electricity prices
EDMONTON – You can hear it on the floor of AltaSteel’s east Edmonton mill when the hourly price of electricity spikes. Virtually everything goes quiet. For almost two full days […]
Read moreAlberta’s artificially low taxes could set off a “race to the bottom” that’s bad news for all Canadians, says prominent Alberta author and politician
New book shows Alberta wealth is going to corporate profits, not public services How is it that a province as wealthy as Alberta is running deficits and says it must […]
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