Low oil prices, now rising, have led to leaner business models, while setting the stage for consolidation
Elaborate freeway flyovers and LEED-certified schools will not solve Alberta's operating deficit
Modest growth forecast for 2016
It’s been more than a year since the price of oil began its decline. And, despite West Texas Intermediate plateauing at around US$50 for a few months, the price of that grade of crude oil slid again in recent weeks. As a result, the pressure on the oil and gas industry has been intense, with […]
The capital strike against Alberta’s New Democratic Party government began the morning after the May 5 election. I know this because a private oil company on whose board an acquaintance sits cancelled plans that morning to go public. Several hundred millions of dollars that would have been transferred from investors to Alberta’s oil and gas […]
Low oil prices will slow Alberta’s gross domestic product growth
Former Bank of Canada governor to review province’s capital plan
The new government will spend an extra $624 million on education and healthcare and increase taxes on large corporations
The new Alberta government won’t bring in a full budget until the fall
New NDP government holds its first cabinet meeting