According to last week’s fiscal update, the Smith government recorded an $8.3-billion surplus in 2024-25 — $8 billion more ...

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Prime Minister Mark Carney rises during a vote for Bill C-5 in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Friday, June 20, 2025. Photo by Justin Tang / The Canadian Press ...

When governments fail to restrain spending during periods of relatively strong resource revenues and save for a rainy-day, they can get into trouble when resources revenues decline.

Smith needs to find savings inside of Alberta. She needs stop taking out billions in loans, shrink the size of government and pay down the debt. If Smith can forge a fiscally strong Fortress Alberta, ...

Until the Carney government provides a clear plan to address the roadblocks facing Canada’s energy industry, private investment will remain on the sidelines, or worse, flow to other countries. Put ...

So, if the Smith government wants to help the economy grow and help Albertans prosper, it should further reduce income taxes. For an example of success, it could learn from B.C., which in the ...

Letters, May 24, 2025: 'Let the referendum happen' I don’t believe that a referendum on independence would pass in this province, so perhaps the best solution is to let it happen and then put it ...

The median wait last year in Alberta was 19.2 weeks to see a specialist (after getting a referral from a family doctor) followed by the same amount of time to receive treatment. This combined 38.4 ...