Category: Alberta politics

Alberta politics

Changing the name while keeping identity-based hiring rules means nothing has really changed

Bill 201 would have repeated the Notley-era minimum wage policy that led to declines in youth employment

Fear of repercussions is driving people away from participating in public debate in Alberta

Scott Moe and Danielle Smith responded very differently to Mark Carney’s trade agreement with China

A web of regulations, compliance costs, carbon pricing and interprovincial trade barriers is quietly pushing food prices higher

Canada keeps trying to regulate its way out of a housing shortage. Argentina tried something else, and the rental market improved

Recent events in Alberta point to a political culture that increasingly tolerates bad behaviour

The Ottawa-Alberta pipeline MOU does little to address the policy, regulatory and political risks that have stalled major energy projects in the past

Without decisive reform, health-care costs will continue squeezing out other public service priorities

Alberta charter schools have delivered better results and more parental choice for over 30 years. So why do opponents still spread myths?

The Alberta government is pushing policies it never campaigned on, fuelling political consequences that are becoming harder to ignore

It’s not about money. It’s about the rules shaping how Canada’s health care system actually works

Federal projections show emissions rising as production plans accelerate, leaving the Alberta government facing a decision it can no longer avoid