The new tax scheme will cost a family of four about $338 extra in 2017.
oil and gas
Juin 6, 2016
8:56AM
Avril 20, 2016
3:00AM
Since taking office, Alberta Premier Rachel Notley has been very aggressive on the climate file. Attempting to remedy what she portrayed as a history of environmental negligence by her predecessors , the premier swiftly increased and expanded Alberta’s carbon tax, placed a hard cap on carbon dioxide emissions, set stiff targets for reducing methane emissions, declared an accelerated phase-out of coal power generation, and promised to replace much of that power with costlier wind or solar power generation.
Avril 18, 2016
12:00PM
The province has run an operating deficit in all but one year since 2008/09—even when oil prices exceeded $90 per barrel.
Avril 14, 2016
3:30PM
There are 175 collective bargaining agreements with public-sector employees coming up for negotiation in the near future.
Avril 4, 2016
8:00AM
A recent op-ed cited the “myth of underfunding” of First Nations communities in Canada. Whatever your opinion on the issue, the facts are clear. Consider the four streams of revenue that flow to First Nations across the country.
Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC)
Mars 21, 2016
10:40AM
The provincial government created a new five-bracket tax system with a top tax rate increasing by 50 per cent.
Février 29, 2016
6:30AM
The National Energy Board’s recent report helps answer some key 'oil to market' questions.
Février 25, 2016
8:37AM
Province’s net financial position could decrease by another $14 billion in 2016/17, making it a net debtor province.
Février 22, 2016
3:00AM
Annual cap on oilsands emissions means that once emissions hit prescribed threshold, no further development will be allowed.
Février 11, 2016
11:26AM
Between 2004/05 and 2014/15, Alberta’s provincial government increased program spending by nearly 100 per cent.