Stephen Harper

Not so fast, Mr. Harper

Prime Minister Harper seems to think that the final verdict on the proposed Northern Gateway project lies with the federal cabinet. Is he right? >

When he was younger, Max Fawcett wanted to make a mint in the markets. Now as the managing editor of Alberta Venture he gets to write about them. Close enough, right? He can be reached at mfawcett@albertaventure.com

Corporate tax cuts, investment and job creation: fact or fiction?

The Globe and Mail casts further doubt on the relationship between corporate tax cuts and capital spending, but the federal Conservatives don't seem to mind >

Eastern promises

A look inside the federal government's latest budget. >

Are the Tories bad for business?

Despite public beliefs about responsible government, Conservative spending appears to be erratic and biased >

Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s hearing difficulty hurting Canada’s environment

The waiting game >

Ditching Alberta’s Expo bid is a costly political mistake

Harper's Tories can kiss their fortunes goodbye >

Way Downtown

Fear Factor grips Calgary – not the TV show. Stephen Harper drops bomb on Calgary’s core, leaving bad cop Finance Minister Jim Flaherty to deliver the news: income trusts will be taxed (Flaherty later apologizes but doesn’t retract). >

An optimistic view of the Conservative victory. What Stephen Harper Can Do…

…may be less important than what he’s done already

by Paul Bunner

It’s a good thing her in-laws were a couple of thousand kilometres away when my wife realized Ontario voters had withheld a majority government from the Conservatives. “Thanks to them,” she thundered, “the next Parliament is going to be as dysfunctional as Lac La Biche town council!” >