The Bureaucracy Got 80% Pricier. Did Anything Improve?
The cost of operating the federal government rose roughly 80% between 2015 and 2024, with federal employment up 21% since early 2020 on top of that.
Stop Pandering to the Past and Address the West’s Reality
Quebec made up nearly 30% of Canada's population in 1949 and sits well below that today, while the West grew in both population and economic weight.
The Alberta Flag Belongs To The People Who Built This Place
Blue sky, mountains, foothills, prairie and wheat is the official Alberta flag design, and Albertans read land, work and memory into every one of them.
Edmonton Scientist Robert Foster Turned Lab Work Into Medicine
Robert Foster is among the few Canadian researchers to discover a drug approved by the US Food and Drug Administration, entering Alberta's Order in 2024.
The Industry Filed 69 Recommendations On The Calgary Plan
Calgary Plan draft drew 69 recommendations from BILD Calgary Region on growth, levies, infrastructure funding and approvals, ahead of a June 16 meeting.
Albertans Do Not Care Whose Grid Theory Wins. Bills Matter
Alberta's grid faces the fastest population growth in Canada, gigawatt data centre demand and aging infrastructure, and families just read the bill.
The Country Rediscovered Building. Alberta Never Stopped Training Builders
Ottawa launched a five year, $6 billion program in late April chasing 100,000 additional Red Seal certifications with weekly $400 payments attached.
I’m Gay, Not a Political Project
When personal identity becomes a political manifesto, the individual disappears. It’s time to get back to basics.
Germany Still Needs Gas. Canada Still Is Not Ready
Germany has returned to the market for long-duration LNG contracts, and Canadian ministers keep answering supply questions with lectures on business cases.
Canada Built the Impossible at Lethbridge in 1909
The Lethbridge Viaduct runs past 1,600 metres rim to rim and about 95 metres above the coulees, the longest and highest of its type by Parks Canada.
