According to last week’s fiscal update, the Smith government recorded an $8.3-billion surplus in 2024-25 — $8 billion more ...

Prime Minister Mark Carney rises during a vote for Bill C-5 in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Friday, June 20, 2025. Photo by Justin Tang / The Canadian Press ...

When governments fail to restrain spending during periods of relatively strong resource revenues and save for a rainy-day, they can get into trouble when resources revenues decline.

Smith needs to find savings inside of Alberta. She needs stop taking out billions in loans, shrink the size of government and pay down the debt. If Smith can forge a fiscally strong Fortress Alberta, ...

Until the Carney government provides a clear plan to address the roadblocks facing Canada’s energy industry, private investment will remain on the sidelines, or worse, flow to other countries. Put ...

EISEN and HILL: Smith government should reintroduce single income tax to drive economic growth At $75,000 in income, Albertans still face the ninth-highest combined (federal and provincial) income ...

MOIR: Don’t stop now — Smith government should enact more health-care reform The Smith government has not shied away from reform. It’s reorganized one of province’s largest employers ...

President Donald Trump meets Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in the Oval Office of the White House on May 6 in Washington. Photo by Evan Vucci / AP ...

I am in total agreement with Premier Smith when she says she’d prefer to stay in Canada but with a much fairer deal. For way too long Alberta has been subjugated to the whims of not only the ...