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The Alberta government constantly uses fairness as a justification for its sweeping labour reforms. But the fairness principle needs to apply to small business owners as well. One policy in
Since coming to office, Premier Notley has expressed the idea that if she imposed just enough new regulatory barriers and costs on Albertans she could gain so-called “social licence” for
It might not be a tea-party scale tax revolt, but something is definitely brewing in the provincial capital. For the last few weeks, a local coalition of business leaders and
If in 10 years or so we begin taking stock of where it all went wrong for our beloved country, we should note the gentle exhortations of people like Jean
Thought the Alberta government’s drastic overhaul of employment standards and the Labour Relations Code was burdensome? Changes to statutory holiday pay, overtime provisions and removing the secret ballot vote to
Too often municipal politicians ponder the amount to raise property taxes each year. Large cities are typically inefficient organizations with plenty of room for improvement. There are multiple ways to
The clock is ticking for Alberta business owners. In less than six months, the province will increase the minimum wage another $1.40 an hour to a nationwide high of $15
Just how desperate is Premier Rachel Notley to save the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline? Alberta taxpayers are about to find out. Notley’s NDP have built their entire fiscal framework
New documents obtained by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation show the Trudeau government has rolled out the red carpet for foreign oil imported into Canada while putting regulatory blockades in front
Just whisper the words “economic diversification” around any provincial politician or government official and watch their eyes widen and their ears perk up. Diversification is a useful economic objective, provided
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