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Alberta’s best days are still to come, but we must define the future in three key areas  

Alberta’s best days are still to come, but we must define the future in three key areas  

by Brittany Brander | Oct 29, 2022 | Advocacy, Op-Eds

  By Susannah Pierce, President & Country Chair, Shell Canada and Cory Janssen, Co-Founder & Co-CEO, AltaML as published in the Edmonton Journal and Calgary Herald     Optimism is everywhere in Alberta these days. All around the province, there is a familiar...
The fast lane on a slow road: Capital investment trends in Alberta

The fast lane on a slow road: Capital investment trends in Alberta

by Jess Taylor | Oct 5, 2022 | Analysis, Insights

The Business Council of British Columbia (BCBC) recently released a report examining capital investment trends in BC. While the entire report is worth a read, one excerpt stood out to us: When considering Canada’s investment performance, Alberta truly is in a...
Alberta’s farmers can breathe a sigh of relief as crop estimates for 2022 look good

Alberta’s farmers can breathe a sigh of relief as crop estimates for 2022 look good

by Jess Taylor | Sep 28, 2022 | Analysis, Insights

Coming into this year, Canadian farmers were facing one of the most stressful and uncertain years in recent memory. Farming is a challenging profession at the best of times, and the stakes were as high as they’ve ever been this spring. Why? Well, there are two...
Climate policy changes: Good intentions, unintended consequences

Climate policy changes: Good intentions, unintended consequences

by Jess Taylor | Sep 21, 2022 | Analysis, Insights

Canada has ambitious greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction targets for 2030 (40-45% below 2005 levels) and net-zero by 2050. To meet these national goals, our oil and gas sector, which produces 27% of Canada’s national emissions, recognizes it must make significant...
Why we should resist the temptation of a windfall tax

Why we should resist the temptation of a windfall tax

by Jess Taylor | Sep 7, 2022 | Analysis, Insights

Over the last few months, consumers have been squeezed by high energy prices while energy companies have brought in more cash than they’ve seen in a decade. To some, this is a problem—one with an obvious solution: tax the additional profits of energy companies to...
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