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TAYLOR: Corporate Irresponsibility; Alberta’s Dirty Little Secret

By Mark Taylor on April 17, 2020 • ( 2 Comments )

The industry is suffering because they have built an unsustainable business model where profits can only be earned when oil prices are high, corporate taxes are low, and corporate responsibilities (like well remediation and municipal taxes) can be dumped onto taxpayers.

UCP first anniversary: Alberta’s oil and gas future bleaker than ever

By Deirdre Mitchell-MacLean on April 16, 2020 • ( 1 Comment )

There is no reason for America to support the expansion of Canada’s pipeline access beyond Line 3 at this time.

APPEL: CTV provides ammo for anti-vaxxers with Stephan COVID story

By appeljeremy on April 16, 2020 • ( 2 Comments )

Canada is sort of a Wild West for regulating broadcasters’ online presence.

Good Samaritans Don’t Advertise their Good Deeds

By Robbie Kreger-Smith on April 15, 2020 • ( 1 Comment )

While Mr. Wolf may believe this action will generate allies, it is far more likely to wind up a public relations embarrassment that backfires and alienates those we need on our side.

RKS: Alberta Premier only Acting in Self-Interest

By Robbie Kreger-Smith on April 14, 2020 • ( 1 Comment )

When it comes to policy and politics, Jason Kenney only plays for one team, and that’s Team Kenney. Two particular cases have highlighted this characteristic during the pandemic response.

Taylor: Alberta Altruism

By Mark Taylor on April 13, 2020

Alberta wants pipelines to tide water, both east and west. Lording PPE over those opposing the pipelines is not productive, it’s just political.

Alberta Announces Plan to Send Doctors and PPE to Rest of Canada

By Robbie Kreger-Smith on April 13, 2020

“we are finding that we have too much PPE left to go around for those professionals who are keeping their practices in Alberta,”

Kenney’s Roleplay as Someone Knowledgeable Falls Short

By Robbie Kreger-Smith on April 10, 2020

I’ve yet to see any evidence that roleplaying a public health official or data scientist has any positive impacts on the outcome of our pandemic response; But as the premier continues to demonstrate, his need to put politics first always trumps rationalism.

Kenney Government Ploughs Ahead with Political Change as Province Focuses on Pandemic Response

By Robbie Kreger-Smith on April 9, 2020

Faced with an unprecedented pandemic that is fundamentally challenging our society, the Alberta United Conservative government has chosen to break the systems that will be relied upon to get us through this challenge instead of buttressing them.

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