The most important number in next week’s Alberta budget is $3 billion — the average level of natural resource revenues that poured into Alberta coffers during the 1990s. If the government relies on natural resources for more than this amount,…

In a recent stopover in Calgary, Jean Chretien, the Prime Minister, said Albertans should stop bringing up past grievances and instead focus on the future. As an example, Mr. Chretien wants Westerners to note his newfound fondness — notwithstanding his…

There is a growing sentiment, at least among certain political elites and their counterparts in the media, that our electoral system is broken. Yet, nearly three Canadians are satisfied for every Canadian who is dissatisfied with the way federal elections…

In a 20-minute speech in Regina, Ottawa’s point man on Western Canada breezily dismissed all of Alberta’s longstanding concerns with the Canadian federation and suggested all would be solved because he, Stephane Dion, minister of intergovernmental affairs, respects us. Dion…

Auditor General Denis Desautels said last week that the federal government may be illegally hoarding billions of dollars in Employment Insurance (EI) premiums. The auditor general reported that, last year alone, the federal government collected $7.2 billion more in EI…