Category: Business/Finance

  • Out-of-Control Liberal borrowing won’t create jobs and means higher taxes for Foothills residents

    Out-of-Control Liberal borrowing won’t create jobs and means higher taxes for Foothills residents

    Ottawa, ON – Official Opposition Deputy Critic and Member of Parliament for Foothills John Barlow is disappointed the Liberals have once again not provided adequate support to workers in the energy sector hit hard by the downturn in oil prices, have completely ignored the agricultural sector and have increased taxes on job creating small businesses.…

  • 2016 Budget Breaks Election Promise to Small Business

    2016 Budget Breaks Election Promise to Small Business

      Decision to defer small business tax cut will cost nearly $1 billion per year Ottawa, March 22, 2016 – In reacting to the 2016 federal budget presented today, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) is deeply troubled that the federal government broke an election commitment to middle class small business owners across the…

  • Minister Morneau’s First Budget Restores Hope for the Middle Class

    Minister Morneau’s First Budget Restores Hope for the Middle Class

    March 22, 2016 – Ottawa, Ontario The Minister of Finance, Bill Morneau, today tabled the new Government of Canada’s first federal budget, Growing the Middle Class, a plan that takes important steps to revitalize the Canadian economy, and delivers real change for the middle class and those working hard to join it. A strong economy starts…

  • Proposed Labour Law will Comply with Supreme Court Ruling

    Proposed Labour Law will Comply with Supreme Court Ruling

      The Government of Alberta is amending legislation to ensure it protects Albertans’ access to public services while respecting public sector workers’ bargaining rights. If passed, Bill 4, An Act to Implement a Supreme Court Ruling Governing Essential Services, will modernize two key Alberta labour laws to reflect rulings by the Supreme Court of Canada…

  • How Liquidity Impacts Your ETFs

    How Liquidity Impacts Your ETFs

    By Kim Inglis The independent research and consultancy firm ETFGI confirms 2015 was another banner year for the global ETFs/ETPs industry, with US$372.0 billion in net new assets – a 10% increase over the 2014 record of US$338.3 billion. Global assets under management grew from US$2.784 trillion to US$2.992 trillion; the number of ETFs/ETPs increased…

  • Fraud Cost Small Businesses $6,200 Last Year

    Fraud Cost Small Businesses $6,200 Last Year

    Report is first to put dollar value on impact of fraud on small businesses Toronto – Fraud is a major threat to the Canadian small business community, hitting victimized small businesses an average of $6,200 in financial costs in the past year, according to a groundbreaking new Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) report. One…

  • Sunridge RV Inc. in Bankruptcy

    Sunridge RV Inc. in Bankruptcy

    EDMONTON, March, 2016 /CNW/ – Sunridge RV Inc. is now in bankruptcy following court proceedings on March 9, 2016. Sunridge RV is located in Airdrie, Alta. and Crossfield, Alta. The Alberta Motor Vehicle Industry Council is continuing to work with the trustee in the interest of consumer protection. Any Sunridge RV customers who are concerned…

  • Job Creation and Economic Diversification a Priority Leading into Budget 2016

    Job Creation and Economic Diversification a Priority Leading into Budget 2016

    Economic diversification, job creation and strong family supports dominated conversation at the Budget 2016 town hall hosted by the Premier and Finance Minister. Premier Rachel Notley and President of Treasury Board and Finance Minister Joe Ceci spoke with Albertans during the town hall in Fort McMurray and discussed challenges facing the northern Alberta community as…

  • Letter from Job Creators Confirms NDP Policies are Hurting the Economy: Wildrose

    Letter from Job Creators Confirms NDP Policies are Hurting the Economy: Wildrose

    EDMONTON, AB: A new letter penned by business leaders and employer groups confirms the damage of ideological policies from the NDP government and the urgency to put together a meaningful action plan for the economy, the Wildrose Official Opposition said today. The letter specifically highlights several of the NDP government’s policies, “that have further undermined…

  • Alberta and the United Kingdom Establish New Low Carbon Partnership

    Alberta and the United Kingdom Establish New Low Carbon Partnership

    Energy Minister Margaret McCuaig-Boyd and the British High Commissioner to Canada Howard Drake have signed a UK-Alberta Low Carbon Innovation and Growth Framework. Building on already strong links, the framework will facilitate partnerships between Alberta and UK stakeholders that will: drive economic development, diversification, innovation and job creation; enhance collaboration on low carbon technology and…

  • Alberta Party in Highwood to connect over Agriculture

    Alberta Party in Highwood to connect over Agriculture

    President says it’s important to listen, first.  Wings and Agriculture 7:30 PM, March 21, 2016 1906 Restaurant and Lounge (Restaurant side) 134 Macleod Trail South High River, AB T1V 1M6 HIGH RIVER, AB – Agriculture is an extremely important industry in Alberta and in the Highwood area, and the Alberta Party in Highwood wants to…

  • What You Can Learn From Hiring a Veteran

    What You Can Learn From Hiring a Veteran

    By steveroseblog ‘Hiring a vet’ is not an act of charity. Organizations that claim they ‘hire veterans’ in the same way they claim they are ‘going green’ are missing the point, and here is why: They value service before self Forget customer service training, serving members were trained in a form of service unparalleled in…

  • Report Proposes Alberta-to-Alaska Rail Link to Move Bitumen into World Markets

    Report Proposes Alberta-to-Alaska Rail Link to Move Bitumen into World Markets

    Innovative Van Horne Institute study emphasizes safety, First Nations involvement By Roy Clancy A rail link between Fort McMurray and Alaska would provide a new option to move more of Alberta’s oilsands bitumen offshore and potentially unlock billions of dollars worth of mineral wealth in the north, says a new report. The proposed 2,440-km railway…

  • Deputy Critic John Barlow Discouraged by February Job Numbers

    Deputy Critic John Barlow Discouraged by February Job Numbers

      High River, AB – On Friday, Statistics Canada released the unemployment rate for February 2016. In total, the economy lost 2,300 jobs in February, pushing the unemployment rate to 7.3%. 7,800 jobs were lost in Saskatchewan, and the natural resources sector lost nearly 9,000 jobs. The Conservative Government’s policies resulted in the creation of more…

  • Albertans can share their budget ideas with Premier and Finance Minister

    Albertans can share their budget ideas with Premier and Finance Minister

    Albertans will have the opportunity to share their ideas and priorities about the economy and the upcoming Budget 2016 directly with Premier Rachel Notley and Finance Minister Joe Ceci. Two telephone town hall meetings, planned for March 15 and 16, will provide Albertans the opportunity to ask questions and participate in interactive live polling. “We…