Category: Business/Finance

  • NDP Government Must Clarify any Roadblocks to Municipalities Receiving Federal Infrastructure Funding: Wildrose

    NDP Government Must Clarify any Roadblocks to Municipalities Receiving Federal Infrastructure Funding: Wildrose

    EDMONTON, AB: The NDP government, like the government before it, appears to be missing out on much-needed federal funding by delaying approval for projects in Alberta’s municipalities, the Wildrose Official Opposition said today. The New Building Canada Fund provides funding for projects to communities across Alberta, including small communities, designated as those with fewer than…

  • It is a Myth that Canada has a Retirement Income Crisis

    It is a Myth that Canada has a Retirement Income Crisis

    Even after deducting debt of $1.8 trillion, Canadians are left with an accumulated net worth of $7.8 trillion outside the formal pension system By Philip Cross, Former chief economic analyst for Statistics Canada OTTAWA, Ont. / Troy Media/ – The federal and provincial governments will soon meet in Vancouver to again discuss a possible expansion of the…

  • Wildrose Calls on NDP to Release Full Costs in Latest Series of Carbon Tax Ads

    Wildrose Calls on NDP to Release Full Costs in Latest Series of Carbon Tax Ads

    EDMONTON, AB: With the NDP government’s new carbon tax and climate plan risking up to 15,000 jobs and dropping household income by $4 billion, today the Wildrose Official Opposition called on the government to release the full costs of their most recent radio and television carbon tax ad campaign. The government has already spent $700,000…

  • New Leaked Docs Highlight the Damaging Costs of the NDP Carbon Tax Plan: Wildrose

    New Leaked Docs Highlight the Damaging Costs of the NDP Carbon Tax Plan: Wildrose

    EDMONTON, AB: With leaked government documents from last November showing the NDP carbon tax and climate plan could cost Albertans 15,000 jobs and a $4 billion drop in household income, it’s time for Premier Rachel Notley to come clean with Albertans and release the full costs of the carbon tax, the Wildrose Official Opposition said today.…

  • John Barlow: Liberal Delays Causing Investor Uncertainty and Impacting Job Growth

    John Barlow: Liberal Delays Causing Investor Uncertainty and Impacting Job Growth

    Ottawa, ON – (June 16th), Official Opposition Deputy Critic for Workforce, Employment and Labour and Member of Parliament for Foothills, John Barlow, and Lakeland MP and Deputy Critic for Natural Resources, Shannon Stubbs, expressed their disappointment with the Liberal government’s delays on critical decisions, while they continue to push a job killing carbon tax. Alberta lost another 24,000…

  • Nightlife Industry Shines Bright at Best Bar None Awards

    Nightlife Industry Shines Bright at Best Bar None Awards

    The fifth anniversary of the Best Bar None program in Calgary highlights ongoing efforts of local hospitality establishments to demonstrate responsible liquor service, patron safety and respect for liquor laws. Sixty-two venues that follow top service standards were accredited with Best Bar None in 2016. From this group, nine venues also won awards for continuing…

  • Alberta Jobs Plan Supports Growth in Value-Added Agri-Food Industry, Economic Diversification

    Alberta Jobs Plan Supports Growth in Value-Added Agri-Food Industry, Economic Diversification

    The government is investing to expand its food-processing and business-development facility that helps create products and supports new business ventures and create job opportunities. “Alberta’s primary agricultural producers grow some of the highest-quality products in the world and our food-processing industry has tremendous potential for growth, complementing our thriving agriculture industry. That’s why we are…

  • 90,000 Small Business Owners Tell Finance Ministers: No New CPP/QPP /ORPP Pension Taxes!

    90,000 Small Business Owners Tell Finance Ministers: No New CPP/QPP /ORPP Pension Taxes!

    Last chance for provinces to block CPP hikes  Toronto/Calgary, June 16, 2016 – The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) has collected more than 50,000 petitions from small business owners opposed to Canada Pension Plan (CPP)/Quebec Pension Plan (QPP) premium hikes being debated at next week’s finance ministers’ meeting in Vancouver.  A further 40,000 petitions…

  • Canadian Angus Association Launches Business Development Team at National Convention

    Canadian Angus Association Launches Business Development Team at National Convention

    Quebec City, QC – During Commercial Cattlemen’s Day at the Canadian Angus Association’s National Convention in Quebec City, Quebec, CEO Rob Smith launched a new Business Development Team which replaces the existing field services structure effective immediately. The Business Development Team consists of Brian Good, Senior Director of Business Development BC & Alberta; Bob Toner,…

  • CRTC at a Crossroads

    CRTC at a Crossroads

    The CRTC will either have to start regulating streaming services or desist from regulating the broadcasting sector By Steven Globerman Senior Fellow, The Fraser Institute BELLINGHAM, WA/ Troy Media/ – The regulation of Canada’s broadcasting sector by the CRTC is at a crossroads. Technological change, especially the proliferation of streaming video over the Internet, or so-called…

  • NDP Double Down on Big Union Influence, Risky Economic Agenda: Wildrose

    NDP Double Down on Big Union Influence, Risky Economic Agenda: Wildrose

    EDMONTON, AB: Big union interests have become further entrenched in the NDP government with Premier Rachel Notley and the NDP doubling down on a risky economic agenda at their recent convention, the Wildrose Official Opposition said. Notley refused to back down from her government’s plan to impose a massive 50 per cent increase to the…

  • AFD Petroleum Fuels Fort McMurray Evacuation

    AFD Petroleum Fuels Fort McMurray Evacuation

    EDMONTON, Alberta—While residents were evacuating the city of Fort McMurray during the wildfire, AFD Petroleum employees and volunteers were busy topping up their vehicles for the long drive to safety. When the evacuation started on May 4, the AFD Petroleum camp 27 kilometres north of Fort McMurray took in as many people as it could safely hold. However,…

  • Rebuild Fort McMurray Safely

    Rebuild Fort McMurray Safely

    As businesses and employees work to get Fort McMurray back on its feet, safety must be the first priority to avoid incidents and injuries. All Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) legislation continues to apply during the Fort McMurray rebuilding efforts. Employers are required to take all necessary steps to protect the health and safety of…

  • Posties pledge to deliver pension and social assistance cheques, ensure no live animals are trapped in the mail system

    Posties pledge to deliver pension and social assistance cheques, ensure no live animals are trapped in the mail system

    June 14, 2016 OTTAWA – Urban and rural postal workers have signed memoranda of agreement with Canada Post that they will continue to deliver pension and social assistance cheques, and have further committed to ensuring no live animals get caught in the mail if there is a shutdown due to a labour dispute. “We don’t…

  • Albertans Deserve a Say on Carbon Tax

    Albertans Deserve a Say on Carbon Tax

    By Jason Nixon, MLA Most Albertans don’t have to look very far to see the steep toll NDP policies are having on their communities. But this new NDP carbon tax might just be the last straw for thousands of Albertans who are already struggling to make ends meet in a hard-hit economy. Wildrose proposed 15…