From Outside In

All in the Family

Canada is changing fast. Where Toronto and Montreal were once considered the country’s only metropolises, now Vancouver is renowned as a “world-class city,” and Calgary and Edmonton aren’t far behind >

Keep These Under Your Hat

Easterners could make fun of Alberta's daffy ideas and biases too, if word got out >

Help Is On Its Way

For years, the spectre of shortage loomed. Pundits warned that Alberta could not exploit this vital resource forever. But now it’s done, and even Peter Lougheed has said that the provincial government wasn’t ready.
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Who Are You Calling Bumpkin?

Urban business “dragons” still can’t take agriculture seriously. Their loss >

When the Recruits Get Homesick

In the war for talent, winning hearts may be harder than minds

When a team from Edmonton Economic Development put on a promotional event in Toronto last fall, one official admitted they came to Ontario because Alberta needs all the business talent and investment it can get – and it’s already hired every Newfoundlander who’ll come. >

Now that the West is In

On April 4, the same day a chagrined Ralph Klein agreed to step down early, Jim Dinning cancelled a speaking engagement in Toronto >

A Tale of Two Real Estate Booms

A few words to the wise on investing in real estate

Two booms ago, I was a fresh-faced staff writer for Alberta Report magazine. Since I knew very little about business, I was assigned a cover story on Calgary’s housing boom.
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The Five Stages of Toronto

How easterners are coming to grips with Alberta’s ascendancy

By Rick Spence

When I started writing this column, I told a number of Torontonians I was writing about what eastern Canadians think of Alberta and Albertans. More than a few replied, “Tell them we never think of them.” >

Where’s the Beef?

Hubris alone won’t sell Alberta >