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Dec 4, 2018

Alberta heavy crude prices squirt upward in wake of Rachel Notley's production cap announcement

David J. Climenhaga

The per-barrel price of Alberta heavy oil rose more than 36 per cent between Friday and the close of trading Monday. Premier Rachel Notley made her announcement Sunday.

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Mar 23, 2018

Alberta Finance Minister Joe Ceci, a New Democrat, delivers a traditional Progressive Conservative budget

David J. Climenhaga

If the NDP has added a new twist to the old PC prayer for higher oil prices, it's the suggestion things will get better when the Trans Mountain Pipeline is completed.

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May 18, 2017

Rachel Notley's tough talk on pipelines evokes the Peter Lougheed Era of energy policy confrontation

David J. Climenhaga

The "Asian premium" and "tidewater premium" for Alberta bitumen are myths spread by governments and pipeline proponents, argues earth scientist David Hughes.

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Apr 18, 2017

Silence on the right and in the media about NDP role as Alberta adds an impressive 20,000 full-time jobs

David J. Climenhaga

If the Edmonton Oilers do better than the Calgary Flames in the NHL playoffs, Alberta Conservatives will presumably try to find a way to blame the NDP for that too.

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Oct 4, 2016

Rachel Notley's demand for a pipeline quid pro quo demonstrates the steely side of Alberta's premier

David J. Climenhaga

Premier Rachel Notley sees the fight for a pipeline as an existential necessity for her government, and for Alberta's economy and place in Canada. Prime Minister Trudeau needs to be listening.

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Jun 3, 2016

Hard truth from the Parkland Institute: New pipelines won't much improve the price fetched by Canadian oil

David J. Climenhaga

Why do Canadian politicians fight so hard for pipelines that aren't going to do much to raise the price fetched by our oil? In Alberta, to do otherwise would be political suicide.

News

May 16, 2016

Unequal access to extended EI benefits sows confusion in snubbed regions

Teuila Fuatai

The Liberals' extended employment insurance benefits to regions suffering higher-than-normal jobless rates have reignited a debate around the entire program. rabble's labour reporter investigates.

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May 7, 2016

Notley government navigates a profound crisis with grace and empathy

David J. Climenhaga

Rachel Notley's government seems to have found its feet at last, and in a dark, difficult moment. The challenge for the province's conservatives is not getting any easier.

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Apr 14, 2016

Why the oil to tidewater argument for tar sands pipelines is bunk

Andrea Harden-Donahue

The core premise of the oil to tidewater argument is that lack of pipeline access to tidewater is forcing tar sands crude to be sold at discounted rates. Here's the thing... it's totally wrong.

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Apr 12, 2016

As oil deflates Alberta's swagger, it's time to face some harmful economic myths

Ralph Surette

Now that Albertans are getting on pogey as the oil economy has collapsed, you'd think we'd at least be spared the lectures about how economically virtuous Albertans are compared to Maritimers.

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