Ottawa Needs Alberta More Than Alberta Needs Ottawa
Alberta keeps federal finances afloat, according to a new study: In a 2017 study, we measured Alberta’s net contribution to Canada’s economy during the most recent economic boom in the province. We...
View ArticleThe Paris Climate Agreement Is Pointless and No One Cares
About two years ago, Trump pulled out of the Paris Climate Agreement. Plenty of fear-mongers told us the world would fall apart and really bad things would happen. But here’s the simple truth about the...
View ArticleDanger: Yield Curve Is Giving Us Economic Warning Signs
Canada’s yield curve is looking very scary. It has almost completely inverted and this is typically an indicator of coming recession. An inverted yield curve occurs when short-term bond yields are...
View ArticleNew Anti-TMX Strategy: Remove Pipeline Insurance Coverage
First they said all the whales were going to die because of oil tankers, but then we looked at the marine traffic data and saw the increased tanker traffic was irrelevant compared to the total traffic...
View ArticleEqualization Is Just the Tip of the Iceberg
This handy link shows all the major federal transfers to provinces and territories over the last 10 years, not just equalization payments. Here’s a random example: It is an interesting page with...
View ArticleThe US Is Having Some of the Same Pipeline Problems
A Pennsylvania to NY gas pipeline project has been snuffed by regulatory hazards and legal uncertainty. Since it was proposed in 2013 at a projected cost under USD $700 million, delays and legal...
View ArticleWhat Does This Graphic Say About Canada Today?
At least one province is optimistic. Unrelated thought: Sometimes the people paying the bills feel less positive than the ones cashing the cheques. — Continue reading at The Canadian Joke Book, aka...
View ArticlePerverse COVID Incentives
The business owner was determined to remain open during the coronavirus lockdowns, even switching to a curbside model to continue serving customers. But her employees discovered that “the best possible...
View ArticleCOVID19 IN ALBERTA (as of July 22): Bar Chart
We couldn’t find a chart like this anywhere so we had to make one. Data from Alberta government website: https://www.alberta.ca/stats/covid-19-alberta-statistics.htm#data-export If you think it’s...
View ArticleVaccine Death Protection Not Holding Up
In the latest UKHSA weekly vaccination report, we see double-jabbed people making up 78% of virus deaths. It’s been like this for many weeks now. The UK has approximately 8 out 10 people double-jabbed.
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