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Our latest survey finds Albertans are increasingly inclined to remain in Canada ahead of the October 19 referendum. Support for starting the process toward a binding vote on separation has not moved, with those who were undecided breaking towards remaining.
Our latest Abacus Data survey finds Albertans are preparing for the historic October 19 referendum, but already expecting the debate over the province’s place in Canada to continue well after ballots are counted. The ballot asks whether Alberta should remain in Canada or begin the legal process toward a binding referendum on separation. Conducted October 7 to 13, 2026, the...
'The more we talk about separation, the more people are saying that they feel attached to Canada': pollster. Like many Albertans, Michelle Schamehorn was disappointed by the Liberal victory in last month's federal election. But she's not on board with the escalating rhetoric surrounding Alberta separation. "For me, no. I don't want to separate," said the resident of Taber, Alta....
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith welcomed a promise from the Conservative Party of Canada on Monday to eliminate the federal backstop on industrial carbon pricing, if it were to form the next federal government. Although it appears unlikely the province would abandon its longstanding pricing system altogether. "We fully support Pierre Poilievre's commitment to return jurisdictional authority back to the provinces...
Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce wants 'absolute minimum' age lowered. Saskatchewan residents are due to vote in a general election later this year and a business group in the province hopes the next government will lower the province's "absolute minimum" working age to 13 years old. In a set of pre-election policy recommendations, the Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce highlights challenges from...
The next time you feel bad about a mistake in your line of work, spare a thought for the folks at the Parliamentary Budget Office. One can only imagine the sinking feeling in their stomachs when they realized they had based their high-profile analysis of the federal fuel charge — commonly known as the carbon tax — on calculations that...
'We've talked for 40 years about climate change … and we've done very, very little about it.' Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre needs to clarify where he stands on industrial carbon pricing, says the new head of a major oilsands group that aims to bring the industry's emissions to net-zero largely through the potential construction of a massive carbon-capture project that...
Internal documents contradict premier's claims; industry says it has bigger concerns. If there was any doubt remaining that Alberta's nearly seven-month moratorium on renewable-energy projects was a political decision — made in the halls of power rather than in the offices of expertise — it was erased by internal documents released to the public last week. As first reported by...
About $2.3 billion in federal carbon-tax rebates will be paid out to roughly 12 million Canadians today, even though many of them may not realize it. The quarterly payments go out to every tax-filing adult household in the eight provinces where the federal carbon tax applies: Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador.
High-income households would tend to be the biggest winners, lower-income households hurt the most. "Axe the tax" (or its American counterpart, "ax the tax") has been used as a slogan in countless political campaigns over the decades. It's a simple message, often a popular one and, hey, it rhymes.
Derek Power didn't come to Alberta expecting to get into a shouting match with the premier of the province. But when he found himself in that situation, he decided to roll with it. "I've always been a bit of a loud mouth," he said with a laugh, the day after his heated exchange with Premier Danielle Smith made headlines and...