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A year after a contentious royalty hike, Alberta Tories saw corporate campaign donations nearly cut in half (more…)

Scales Capitol Hill

The largest trade delegation in Alberta history visited Washington in mid-January, with public policy events on Capitol Hill and a business session at the historic Mayflower Hotel. The delegates sought to advance cross-border trade ties and highlight the mutual benefits of the long-standing economic relationship between Canada’s fastest growing province and its largest foreign trading partner. (more…)

Birthrights Don’t Last Forever

The 2007 Alberta royalty review was arguably the most important economic event in Canada last year. Whereas comments from Alberta Oil readers show a general acceptance for a periodic re-evaluation of the province’s oil and gas royalty regime, they also point towards an antipathy for the very process by which this recent review was conducted. Contributing editor and historian David Finch illuminates this contentious issue by reflecting on its many lessons in the light of reviews past. (more…)