Managing bitumen bubble by accelerating oilsands productions is confusing By Nathan Lemphers Last week, Alberta’s Premier Alison Redford took to TV sets across the province to tell Albertans to brace for impact. The “bitumen bubble,” she said, is growing and about to burst. The result is an impending deficit of over $6 billion — [...]
Tories plan to reduce funding aimed at plugging provincial deficit of $3 billion Beacon Staff Reporter The Alberta Tories plan to reduce funding increases in order to bridge the mounting provincial revenue deficit of $ 3 billion is another way of saying service cuts and broken promises, said Alberta Liberal Finance Critic Kent Hehr. “Instead of [...]
Premier’s Council on Culture open to applications for council members Beacon Staff Reporter In support of Premier Alison Redford’s vision to create a long-term culture plan for Alberta and reflect the province’s diverse cultural landscape, the Premier’s Council on Arts and Culture will be refocused as the Premier’s Council on Culture, with a renewed mandate [...]
Popularity poll shows Alberta politicians in unexpected situations By David Climenhaga Alison Redford remains Canada’s second most popular premier behind Saskatchewan’s Brad Wall, who after months at a steady 67-per-cent level of belovedness is the unquestioned Mr. Congeniality of Confederation, according to the Vancouver-based Angus Reid Public Opinion popularity poll. Albertans who just can’t stand [...]
Focus has shifted to Calgary Centre candidates and not parties By Christopher Walsh The Calgary Centre by-election is shaking down to a contest of candidates – not parties – with less than a week to go, says the head of polling company Forum Research Inc. The Conservatives, Liberals and Greens are within 10 points of [...]
June 27, 2012 By Matt Palmer The End is Nigh. The sky is falling. Oh, and oil may not be peaking, yet. This past Monday Andrew Revkin wrote in his NY Times Opinion blog, “A Fresh Look at Oil’s Long Goodbye“, about how the growth of oil production from shale/tight oil plays, particularly in the U.S , [...]
