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NDP Premier Rachel Notley lives the bitumen bust
Feb 2, 2016Duncan CameronFrom 2000 to 2015 the supply of Alberta oil increased by 400 per cent. Now with fracked U.S. oil flowing, the bitumen sands investments are being mothballed, and more than oil...
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Poll puts NDP in third place among Albertans -- a plausible result despite a...
Feb 8, 2016David J. ClimenhagaA poll has identified a significant flow back to the PCs, presumably among centre-right voters, plenty of whom supported Rachel Notley's NDP last May.
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Go figure! Jim Prentice, failed former politician, resurfaces with sweet gig...
Feb 11, 2016David J. ClimenhagaNever one to fumble an opportunity to fumble an opportunity, former Alberta premier Jim Prentice is the belle of the ball again, this time at a Washington think-tank.
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What's behind Canadian Taxpayers Federation's stunt calling for rollbacks in...
Mar 5, 2016David J. ClimenhagaThe CTF is not a serious organization. Why does the media keep treating it as if it is?
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As oil deflates Alberta's swagger, it's time to face some harmful economic...
Apr 12, 2016Ralph SuretteNow that Albertans are getting on pogey as the oil economy has collapsed, you'd think we'd at least be spared the lectures about how economically virtuous Albertans are...
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Why the oil to tidewater argument for tar sands pipelines is bunk
Apr 14, 2016Andrea Harden-DonahueThe core premise of the oil to tidewater argument is that lack of pipeline access to tidewater is forcing tar sands crude to be sold at discounted rates. Here's the...
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Notley government navigates a profound crisis with grace and empathy
May 7, 2016David J. ClimenhagaRachel Notley's government seems to have found its feet at last, and in a dark, difficult moment. The challenge for the province's conservatives is not getting any easier.
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Unequal access to extended EI benefits sows confusion in snubbed regions
May 16, 2016Teuila FuataiThe Liberals' extended employment insurance benefits to regions suffering higher-than-normal jobless rates have reignited a debate around the entire program. rabble's labour...
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Hard truth from the Parkland Institute: New pipelines won't much improve the...
Jun 3, 2016David J. ClimenhagaWhy do Canadian politicians fight so hard for pipelines that aren't going to do much to raise the price fetched by our oil? In Alberta, to do otherwise would be political...
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Rachel Notley's demand for a pipeline quid pro quo demonstrates the steely...
Oct 4, 2016David J. ClimenhagaPremier Rachel Notley sees the fight for a pipeline as an existential necessity for her government, and for Alberta's economy and place in Canada. Prime Minister Trudeau...
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Silence on the right and in the media about NDP role as Alberta adds an...
Apr 18, 2017David J. ClimenhagaIf the Edmonton Oilers do better than the Calgary Flames in the NHL playoffs, Alberta Conservatives will presumably try to find a way to blame the NDP for that too.
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Rachel Notley's tough talk on pipelines evokes the Peter Lougheed Era of...
May 18, 2017David J. ClimenhagaThe "Asian premium" and "tidewater premium" for Alberta bitumen are myths spread by governments and pipeline proponents, argues earth scientist David Hughes.
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Alberta Finance Minister Joe Ceci, a New Democrat, delivers a traditional...
Mar 23, 2018David J. ClimenhagaIf the NDP has added a new twist to the old PC prayer for higher oil prices, it's the suggestion things will get better when the Trans Mountain Pipeline is completed.
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Alberta heavy crude prices squirt upward in wake of Rachel Notley's...
Dec 4, 2018David J. ClimenhagaThe per-barrel price of Alberta heavy oil rose more than 36 per cent between Friday and the close of trading Monday. Premier Rachel Notley made her announcement Sunday.
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Oil price shock must put a halt to balanced budget prattle
Mar 10, 2020Duncan CameronCutting back government spending only makes economic slowdowns worse. Talk of "balanced budgets" needs to be jettisoned when people are losing their jobs.
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