The Recession Recovery Alphabet

There is lots of speculation about the exit strategy on this recession, the deepest and most devastating since the Great Depression. What “shape” will the economic recovery take is the subject of speculation and “punditation.” The federal government stimulus spending is all debt financing, as it is in all provinces except Alberta, who had cash [...]

Notes from John Ibbitson’s Speech

John and I were sharing some insights at the Fall Planning Session of the Alberta Teachers’ Association in Banff last week.  John has just returned from the Globe and Mail Washington Bureau Chief to become their Ottawa Bureau Chief. He is replacing Brian Laghi who has moved to the National Round Table on the Environment and [...]