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The War Behind The War: Why Blair, Carney, and Jamie Dimon Are Suddenly Sounding Like Trump
6+ hour, 35+ min ago (1390+ words) NOTE: Promethean Action is a Political Action Group (PAC) that supports President Donald Trump by fundraising and organizing." This is not a media organization, but Promethean Action's video series provides a fascinating take on the forces influencing the decisions of…...
Alberta government has a decades-old spending problem'and it's time to fix it
1+ week, 19+ hour ago (1041+ words) The spike in oil prices fuelled by the Iran war and closing of the strait of Hormuz, a vital energy corridor used to transport one-fourth'of the world's seaborne oil, may help temper the Alberta government's $9. 4 billion budget deficit'or even eliminate…...
The US Ally That Figured Out China's Gameplan Long Before Washington - Todayville Calgary
7+ hour, 4+ min ago (1544+ words) By James Carter And Jacob Choe Washington has spent decades talking about the U. S. -Japan alliance in military terms. Carrier groups. Missile defense. Deterrence. Those things matter enormously. But the alliance runs far deeper than defense planning, and right now the…...
Alberta Independence Challenge: Whose Word Counts to 300, 000?
18+ hour, 11+ min ago (988+ words) The structure is tidy. Each move is recoverable from the text. The trouble begins when the same standard is applied to anything else Wesley has written. Sylvestre also has no rational interest in fabricating a number ahead of a count…...
The US Ally That Figured Out China's Gameplan Long Before Washington
7+ hour, 4+ min ago (1529+ words) By James Carter And Jacob Choe Washington has spent decades talking about the U. S. -Japan alliance in military terms. Carrier groups. Missile defense. Deterrence. Those things matter enormously. But the alliance runs far deeper than defense planning, and right now the…...
Our senior journalists display absolute faith that Carney always tells them the truth
6+ hour, 20+ min ago (1721+ words) Earlier this year, concerned for the state of journalism, I wrote a speculative piece entitled'A country in which the Prime Minister could tell a lie and the Press Gallery wouldn't care. The Rewrite is a reader-supported publication. Canadian Press'gave journalism…...
What Alberta is asking Canada
7+ hour, 34+ min ago (1019+ words) The referendum debate offers an opportunity to engage seriously with the future of the federation Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew struck a friendlier note, admitting he wondered what Alberta separatists have to complain about, and hoping a future Churchill project would…...
Taxpayers Federation calls on Alberta's new Finance Minister to cut provincial gas tax immediately
7+ hour, 28+ min ago (999+ words) The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is calling on new Finance Minister Jason Nixon to cut Alberta's fuel tax immediately. "Nixon has a chance to start things off right with taxpayers and saving them about $15 every time they fill up at the…...
Competition Bureau Challenges Keyera's Proposed Acquisition at a Critical Canadian Energy Hub
3+ week, 4+ day ago (741+ words) The Bureau is challenging the proposed transaction because it would reduce competition at Canada's most important natural gas liquids hub at Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, harming Canadian energy producers and increasing costs across the supply chain. Natural gas liquids processing, which…...
Tourists'not taxpayers'should pay for tourism
21+ hour, 45+ min ago (1043+ words) For example, the federal government recently announced $1. 6 million for tourism initiatives in northeastern Ontario'including'money for a ski club to buy a large trail groomer, a canoe and kayak rental service to upgrade facilities and buy equipment, a municipality to build…...