By Todd Hirsch Chief Economist Canada West Foundation Pity the poor arts communities in Alberta. They just can’t get the respect they deserve. While the corporate community, for the most part, has been a great supporter of the arts, many small-c conservative ideologues have treated the arts as trivial, a waste of money, and unnecessary. [...]
CALGARY, AB, Jan. 12, 2007/ — The Government of Saskatchewan recently launched a marketing campaign aimed at convincing Albertans to move to, or come back to, Saskatchewan. The Saskatchewan Party thinks the government should go so far as to set up an office in Calgary where people could get information on Saskatchewan. For many, moving back to Saskatchewan is not out of the question and there are several good reasons to do so. But, before people start to migrate back in large numbers, the economic and political debate must change dramatically, removing the cloud of negativity that looms large over the province.