Tag Archives: Alberta
Resources, Revenues and Alberta Premiers: The Oil Must Flow!
In Ancient Rome, a key imperial duty was to maintain the flow of grain and gladiatorial entertainment to the masses of Rome. Woe to the Emperor if the flow of grain was interrupted and the entertainment fell in quality. The Empire’s mantra was that the grain must flow! For Alberta premiers, charged with the guardianship […]
Alberta Juggernaut Continues…For Now
Friday’s Labor Force Survey release showed total employment and the unemployment rate were little changed and that there has been little overall employment growth in Canada since August. Indeed, total employment shrank slightly in Canada with Quebec and British Columbia faring the worst in terms of the total number of jobs lost. Of course, Alberta […]
Promoting Consumption Taxation in Canada
Consumption taxation is making the news again in Canada. Manitoba’s PST hike to 8 percent that was announced in April’s provincial budget kicked in on July 1st. At the public hearings into the increases and in the media, the increase has received a lot of criticism despite the claim the increase will be temporary and […]
People of Plenty
American historian David Potter’s book People of Plenty argued that resource abundance shaped the American attitude towards possibility and opportunity. Abundant resources set the stage for wealth accumulation and created a society that believes that everyone can become rich through their own work and effort and that initiative and opportunity are the key to social […]
Worthwhile Canadian Initiative 
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