CALGARY, AB, July 25, 2009/ — It’s Stampede time again in Calgary and you can bet your bottom dollar that productivity is down and less work is getting done as people attended pancake breakfasts, BBQs, and other events, often while “on the clock.”
WINNIPEG, MB, July 24, 2008/ — The beleaguered Doha round of negotiations at the World Trade Organization are lurching toward the finish line.
WINNIPEG, MB, July 17, 2008/ –On May 19, the beleaguered Doha round of negotiations at the World Trade Organization (WTO) lurched toward the finish line. What conclusion this will have – a successful opening of world markets or the first failed round since World War II – depends upon governments around the world.
CALGARY, AB, July 17, 2009/ Troy Media/ — It may come as a surprise to the Rest of Canada that Albertans are actually deeply concerned about the state of the environment, with all the posturing and chest-thumping that grabs the headlines. In fact, Albertans are ready to walk the talk.
Published in the Red Deer Advocate, July 16, Nickle’s Energy Group, July 14, and the Airdrie Echo, July 30, 2008. By Robert Roach Director of Strategic Policy and Research Canada West Foundation Five years ago, the Canada West Foundation took a careful look at the billions of dollars that flow into Alberta government coffers each year in the [...]
CALGARY, AB, July 17, 2008/ — The provincial and territorial leaders chose a festive location for this week’s Council of the Federation meeting as Quebec City celebrates its 400th anniversary.
July 17, 2009/ — Albertans have long seen themselves as catalysts for democratic reform in Canada, and for the most part this description is well deserved.
Published in the Globe and Mail, June 25, and the Windsor Star, July 10, 2008 By Preston Manning President and CEO Manning Centre for Building Democracy How do Canadian cities measure up in terms of quality of life, economic performance, civic governance and leadership capacity? Important questions if Canada as a nation is to achieve high levels [...]
Published in the Waterloo Region Record, July 23, the Saskatoon StarPhoenix, July 24, the Lakeside Leader (AB) , August 21, and theNew Brunswick Telegraph-Journal, September 12, 2008. By David Snow Intern Canada West Foundation In the last decade, housing conditions have deteriorated for many Canadians, and the relative dearth of affordable housing is raising alarms. Rental vacancy [...]
Published in the Sylvan Lake News and the Eckville Echo, August 5, 2008 By Greg Gazin Writer Troy Media Corporation EDMONTON, AB, July 30, 2008/Troy Media/ — Summer in Alberta is filled with fun, sun and festivals and it’s not hard to turn and find someone wearing a white t-shirt that has Volunteer prominently emblazoned across the back. [...]