So far, at least, Rachel Notley's NDP doesn’t seem to sense the political danger associated with this tsunami of oil cash, writes columnist Max Fawcett.
The federal government may find itself with billions more in spending room on the back of soaring oil prices that experts say could lower the deficit, or give the Liberals space to fund a bevy of campaign pledges.
The Liberals have found themselves with a financial windfall amid an economic rebound, though the extra room is largely spoken for thanks to COVID-19 measures and relief for flooded British Columbia.
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland plans to release an updated accounting of federal finances today and provide the government's economic outlook for the coming months.
The Trudeau Liberals are set to unveil an update on the health of federal finances and its outlook for the economy while facing competing demands on benefits, taxes and economic growth.
If irony could power our vehicles and heat our homes, we’d never need to drill for another barrel of oil in Western Canada again, writes columnist Max Fawcett.
While oil company executives may be able to fill their pockets right now, Alberta ought to use this last boom to repay the environmental debts their companies have racked up over the years, writes columnist Max Fawcett.
Alberta’s COVID-19-era budget made a hard landing on Thursday, February 25, 2021, with an $18.2-billion deficit but also a promise that good times will return.