Who was Barbara Mitchell?

Novembre 24, 2016 11:15AM

Spending choices, not a drop in oil prices, spurred Alberta’s chronic deficits

By

Steve Lafleur, Ben Eisen

Texas ran five straight surpluses from 2009 to 2014.

Sujet:

Government Spending & Taxes, Natural Resources

Étiquettes:

rachel notley, debt and deficit, alberta deficits, oil and gas, texas, oilsands, alberta government spending

Novembre 24, 2016 3:37AM

The nature of money—and Thanksgiving—depends on tradition and tacit agreement

By

Canadians and Americans both celebrate Thanksgiving—that much is clear.

Sujet:

Étiquettes:

money, capital, freedom of exchange, thanksgiving

Novembre 23, 2016 5:15AM

Trump pharmaceutical policy may help raise Canadian drug prices to American levels

By

Reform proposal misrepresents the nature of the global market and role of intellectual property.

Sujet:

Étiquettes:

donald trump, intellectual property, prescription drugs, pharmaceutical costs, barriers to trade

Novembre 22, 2016 12:55PM

‘Transparent’ campaign promise should apply to drug reaction reporting in Canada

By

Dr. Nigel Rawson

Of the 53,109 ADR reports received in 2012, almost 80 per cent were categorized as “serious.”

Sujet:

Étiquettes:

pharmaceutical drugs, prescription drugs, patients, doctors, diseases, medical innovations

Novembre 22, 2016 10:04AM

Trump at two weeks, and what he could mean for Canadian energy

By

Kenneth P. Green

The president-elect's position on the Keystone XL pipeline may be problematic.

Sujet:

Natural Resources

Étiquettes:

donald trump, oil and gas, oilsands, energy exports, climate change, carbon tax, Justin Trudeau, pipelines, Keystone XL

Novembre 21, 2016 3:38AM

During the oil boom, Texas spent prudently, Alberta did not

By

Public-sector employment growth in Alberta more than doubled the growth rate in Texas.

Sujet:

Government Spending & Taxes, Natural Resources

Étiquettes:

alberta economy, rachel notley, government spending, oil and gas, texas economy, debt and deficits

Novembre 18, 2016 3:01AM

William Watson: The prime minister should stop telling businesses where to spend their money

By

Prime Minister Trudeau and several cabinet ministers recently pitched some big pension and hedge funds on the benefits of investing in Canada.

Sujet:

Étiquettes:

Justin Trudeau, crony capitalism, subsidies to corporations, foreign business activity

Novembre 17, 2016 8:59AM

Mary Poppins—song, dance and latent socialism

By

Jonathan Fortier

Many writers, artists and Hollywood filmmakers favoured communism.

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Étiquettes:

communism, socialism, collectivism, hollywood, capitalism

Novembre 16, 2016 9:16AM

The 2016 U.S. Presidential election—who won, who lost?

By

The key state of Wisconsin went for Trump because Clinton’s vote, compared to President Obama’s in 2012, collapsed.

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Étiquettes:

donald trump, hillary clinton, barack obama, democracy

Novembre 15, 2016 8:05AM

Canadians can soon share their views on electoral reform with Ottawa

By

Lydia Miljan, Taylor Jackson

From 1997 and 2015, had federal elections took place under an Alternative Vote system, the Liberals would have been the only party to benefit each election.

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Étiquettes:

Justin Trudeau, electoral reform, voting system, liberal party, NDP, democracy

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