Danielle Smith’s separatist circus comes with a hefty price tag
If the province refuses to act responsibly, Albertans should hit it where it hurts and demand financial damages in court
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Alberta just killed the last illusion of fiscal restraint in Canada
The last province known for fiscal discipline is now spending like Ottawa
In Canada, deficit spending keeps winning elections
No matter the party, governments run deficits because spending wins votes
Alberta is flirting with a credit downgrade
Spending keeps overshooting projections. Without a serious review of government programs, Alberta’s credit rating could come under pressure
Alberta’s Bill 11 opens the door to two-tier health care
The moment doctors can bill both the public and private systems, the public one starts to lose
Alberta universities didn’t end DEI. They rebranded it
Changing the name while keeping identity-based hiring rules means nothing has really changed
Defunding independent schools was never going to fly in Alberta
The petition to defund independent schools failed. Alberta parents sent a clear message: don’t touch our schools
Rationing is built into the Canadian health care system
Long waits and service shortages are not accidents. They are the predictable result of a single-payer system that limits access
Alberta’s Bill 11 opens door to private health care across Canada
Two-tier health care is expanding in Alberta. Bill 11 allows private health insurance for services traditionally covered by the public system
Alberta didn’t kill carbon pricing. It just picked different winners
A system meant to cut emissions now steers money away from wind and solar and toward oil and gas
Alberta separatism is a stress test Canada is failing
The elites insist Alberta separatism is fringe, yet their own anxious response suggests they lack confidence in the sovereignty they now claim to defend
Alberta is killing a free-enterprise golden goose
Alberta talks up free enterprise, but its treatment of renewable energy tells a very different story
Alberta was right to kill the minimum wage bill
Bill 201 would have repeated the Notley-era minimum wage policy that led to declines in youth employment
