Tag: Alberta economy

Forget the Recession Label. Watch What Business Is Doing

Statistics Canada reported shrinking real output into early 2026, with negative prints…

A 61% Collapse Does Not Reverse on a Press Release

Canadian oil and gas capital investment fell from $64.7 billion in 2014…

Alberta Was Told To Manage Its Decline. It Set A Record

Alberta crude output averaged 4.2 million barrels a day over the first…

South Korea Wants Alberta Crude And Diversification Is No Longer Theory

South Korea is removing its 3% import tariff on Canadian crude, a…

Ottawa Built the Review Trap. Now It Wants to Dismantle It.

Bill C-69 was introduced in February 2018 and got royal assent in…

BC Wants Billions From Ottawa While Blocking Alberta’s Pipeline

Premier David Eby questioned Ottawa's focus on an Alberta pipeline while BC…

From Control to Choice: Remembering the ALCB and Alberta’s Liquor Revolution

For much of the twentieth century, the Alberta Liquor Control Board was…

Shane Wenzel

Alberta’s Bill 21 Tears Down the Internal Trade Walls

The Interprovincial Trade Mutual Recognition Act was introduced March 26, 2026 and…

Not All Growth Is Good Growth in Alberta

Alberta Is Booming But Growth Without Planning Comes at a Cost By…

Shane Wenzel

Alberta’s AI Ambition Now Hinges on Grid Capacity

A proposed $10 billion AI data centre at Olds announced January 27,…