Importers of large quantities of chicken, cheese and butter are compelled to pay taxes exceeding 200 per cent.
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April 2, 2020
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Alberta’s per-person government debt has eclipsed $10,000 this year.
April 2, 2020
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April 1, 2020
9:47AM
Businesses large and small face disproportionate property tax rates for the foreseeable future.
March 31, 2020
4:01PM
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March 31, 2020
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There were 4,588 overdose deaths in Canada in 2018.
March 30, 2020
1:47PM
Once you adjust for inflation and population growth, Alberta’s economy barely grew at all between 2008 and 2018.
March 27, 2020
10:05AM
Letting the price of scarce goods rise forces us to use the limited supply of the good for the most important purposes.
March 26, 2020
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When we learned that the first cases in Canada were from overseas flights, no measures were taken to screen passengers from infected areas.
March 26, 2020
8:21AM
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