by admin | Feb 15, 2022 | Advocacy, Op-Eds
Alberta’s labour market is struggling, but in two very different and distinct ends of the spectrum. I talk to company managers every day who can’t find people to fill vacant positions. At the same time, there were about 50,000 people in Alberta last year who were...
by admin | Oct 8, 2021 | Advocacy, Op-Eds
Many of those you work with—colleagues, employees, even suppliers—are not OK right now. They are stretched to the limit mentally and emotionally, probably more than you realize. If you were in a video call with four team members this week, chances are that one of...
by admin | May 29, 2021 | Advocacy, Op-Eds
Albertans this week got a dose of good news with a clear pathway to reopening based on science and targets. With this plan, and as vaccine rollout continues across Canada, dreams of sandy beaches and days without deadlines don’t seem as farfetched as they once did....
by admin | Apr 21, 2021 | Advocacy, Op-Eds
Budget 2021 was massive. Not only the size of the document (724 pages) but in the volume of spending. It promises $101 billion in new spending over the next three years and will generate a deficit of $154.7 billion this year. Throughout the pandemic, the Business...
by admin | Mar 12, 2021 | Advocacy, Op-Eds
As appeared in the Edmonton Journal Without question, the past 12 months have been some of the most difficult and trying in our lifetimes. A year has been swallowed by a virus that’s upended the status quo and wreaked havoc on everything from our health-care systems...
by admin | Jan 25, 2021 | Advocacy, Op-Eds
As appeared in Calgary Herald It is no secret that Albertans are struggling more than other Canadians to find work. In a province used to labour shortages, we are now facing the second-highest unemployment rate in the country. But recent data shows that the problem is...
