dutch disease

Maybe higher oil prices will be back soon, but the realities of the market, and the realities of the biosphere, won't be changed by the ideology of capitalism.

If our Alberta NDP government wants a project that will ensure the eternal gratitude of most Albertans, it could return the August holiday to statutory status.

Alberta Premier Jim Prentice's bleat to the Rest of Canada they'd better get in line with Alberta's need to pump oil and pump the currency seems a bit rich.

Dropping oil prices and a falling dollar are supposed to be good for the manufacturing sector. Do Canada's politicians have the wisdom to craft sound policies to respond to the new economic realities?

Widely known as “Dutch Disease”, this well established economic paradox has become a taboo subject in this country.

The next installment in our special series celebrating Mel Watkins' work focuses our attention on the latest staple boom to remake Canada's economy: the bitumen sands of northern Alberta.

At Halifax's Pier 21, once the gateway for emigrants and refugees entering Canada, I sat down with Thomas Mulcair, leader of the federal NDP, to talk energy, environment, economy and electoral reform.

From Ontario's perspective, if currency distortions fuelled by Alberta's oil industry continue to disrupt Central Canada's economic wellbeing, more equalization not less is going to be required.

Canada's future depends on energy policy. It's time we started having a real discussion about it.