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Green-upmanship: The Red, White and Green of U.S. Politics
Frederick Cedoz, AO columnist and chronicler of Washington’s goings-on, shares his notes on the rising importance of environmental issues in American politics >
Alberta Trade Mission Scales Capitol Hill
The largest trade delegation in Alberta history visited Washington in mid-January, with public policy events on Capitol Hill and a business session at the historic Mayflower Hotel >
Fallout from the royalty review’s “unintended consequences”
The real "Alberta Advantage" was natural gas and now its slipping away >
Royalty Review Retrospective
Birthrights Don’t Last Forever >
Turbulence in the South American Energy Industry
AO reports on the region’s political instability and how it is affecting their energy industry >

Mark Norris

Mark Norris – Minister of Economic Development, Government of Alberta

The Honorable Mark Norris is Ralph’s new cabinet rookie and an arguable favourite, after defeating former Liberal Party leader Nancy MacBeth for the Edmonton-McClung riding in the recent provincial election.
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Joe Clark

Joe Clark – >Leader, Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

Mired in the depths prior to last November’s federal election, Joe Clark, P.C., C.C., stepped into Calgary Centre and served notice the Progressive Conservative party was down but not out.
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Continental Shift

As lights dimmed in California and drivers felt the pinch at the gas pump, freshly inaugurated U.S. President George W. Bush began to muse aloud about the creation of a continental energy policy. >

Western Alienation at the Millennium

Less than two months after the November 2000 federal election, six right-wing academics and activists released a letter they had written to Alberta Premier Ralph Klein outlining a new direction for Alberta in its relations with the federal government. >