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Alberta’s Bill 11 undermines the foundation of public health care
Posted on July 9, 2026As Alberta moves to implement its two-tier health-care system with Bill 11, policymakers and commentators are increasingly debating whether Canadian provinces should pursue more private-pay… Read More »
The collapse of local news is fuelling a disinformation crisis
Posted on July 2, 2026Twice the proportion of Canadians today have little to no local news compared to 16 years ago—and as this loss accelerates, the threat of disinformation… Read More »
What Alberta is asking Canada
Posted on June 11, 2026Some people across the country are overreacting to Premier Danielle Smith’s May 21 announcement that Alberta will add a 10th question to its Oct. 19… Read More »
Albertans need the real facts on separation
Posted on June 4, 2026Now that Premier Danielle Smith plans to put a question related to Alberta independence to Albertans this fall, her government needs to prepare and release… Read More »
Canada’s local news collapse is a threat to political accountability
Posted on May 28, 2026Canada is losing both local newsrooms and the journalism programs that train future reporters, deepening a growing crisis in democratic accountability. Unless governments step in,… Read More »
Canada may finally be ready to stop underselling its oil
Posted on May 21, 2026After a decade of political paralysis, Canada may finally be moving toward a new West Coast oil pipeline. Canada currently has only one major oil… Read More »
Separation threats have hit a dead end for Alberta
Posted on May 15, 2026It appears Albertans—the overwhelming majority at least—are in a very reasonable state of mind and are ready to work with the other provinces to make… Read More »
The Middle East stranglehold on oil is dead and it isn’t coming back
Posted on May 7, 2026The blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is pushing prices higher and cutting demand but, more importantly, forcing the global energy system to find alternative… Read More »
Canada is losing its grip on the U.S. market
Posted on April 30, 2026There is something almost too convenient in how quickly Canadians point south when discussing unpredictability in trade. Yes, Donald Trump has long been synonymous with… Read More »
Oil shocks are about to hit your grocery bill
Posted on April 23, 2026When officials from the United States and Iran walked away from negotiations in Pakistan with no deal on the Strait of Hormuz, markets didn’t wait… Read More »