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Much talk of sales tax at economic summit, but Redford says ‘nowhere near’ that
Feb 9, 2013

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 […]

AFL targets royalties and upgrading at economic summit
Feb 8, 2013

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 […]

2013 Fact Sheet_Revenue, spending and public sector wages
Feb 8, 2013

2013 Fact Sheet_Revenue, spending and public sector wages

Refine it at home to pop bitumen bubble: AFL
Feb 7, 2013

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 […]

Report says pipeline squeeze could be ‘devastating’ to Canadian economy
Feb 7, 2013

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. […]

2013 AFL Submission to Standing Com. on Alberta’s Economic Future Study of the BRIK Program
Feb 6, 2013

2013 AFL Submission to Standing Com. on Alberta’s Economic Future Study of the BRIK Program