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A Recent Rant With a Friend
Here’s a recent rant that I had with a friend of mine over the imprudence of lowering taxes in a time of recession: “…individual citizen or corporation, want good value for their dollar.” I certainly agree… except if “good value for their dollar” means the government must cut back during a time of a recession. […]
The Alberta Advantage?
Over the last decade, there has been a lot of talk about the Alberta Advantage (aka the Alberta Miracle). Alberta boosters would puff with pride because Calgary had more head offices than Vancouver and other Western cities. It wasn’t just because of the oil patch, they assured us; it was because of prudent diversification and […]