Rick Spence

A Contagion of Confidence

Risking scorn and ridicule from both sides, this column has for three years explored the complex relationship between the business communities of Alberta and Eastern Canada (better known out East as “Ontario”) >

The Plot to Save (Eastern) Canada

With an estimated 30,000 Ontarians pulling up stakes last year and moving to Alberta, it was clear something had to be done >

The Cultural Relocation

Before there was $50-a-barrel oil or fluoride in the water, western Canadians waited breathlessly for news from the East >

Hello to Nova Scotia

An economic boom creates many friends >

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 >

Getting Down with Gilligan

A recent issue of Entertainment Weekly ranked the top 50 sidekicks in popular culture. No. 1 was Ed McMahon, Johnny Carson’s second banana, and runner-up was Batman’s junior partner, Robin the Boy Hostage. In a sidebar story, the magazine launched the next big drinking game.
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