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Editorial

Canada’s local news collapse is a threat to political accountability

Posted on May 28, 2026

Canada 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, 2026

After 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, 2026

It 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, 2026

The 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, 2026

There 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, 2026

When 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 »

The Middle East is no longer a reliable energy partner

Posted on April 16, 2026

The Strait of Hormuz crisis is exposing how unreliable Middle East energy supply has become and has opened the door for countries like Canada to… Read More »

In Canada, deficit spending keeps winning elections

Posted on March 26, 2026

Three provinces. Three parties. Three record deficits. When every party runs deficits, ideology isn’t the explanation. The political rewards for spending are. In Alberta, a… Read More »

The world is scrambling for energy but can’t count on Canada

Posted on March 19, 2026

The world is once again scrambling for reliable energy supplies. Canada should be one of the obvious answers but a decade of Liberal government policies… Read More »

Global energy shocks are about to test Canadian food prices

Posted on March 12, 2026

The conflict in the Middle East could soon show up on your grocery bills. The reason is simple: the Strait of Hormuz moves a huge… Read More »

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