Family Day on the Treadmill:
Alberta families at risk of too much stress
A look at leisure time, work hours, vacation and holidays, child care, and sense of belonging to communities paints a picture of Alberta families at risk of too much stress.
Alternative water futures in Alberta:
Alberta Minister of Environment and Water Diana McQueen has promised public consultations in 2012 regarding how to reform the province’s water allocation system. This report challenges the market model proposed to date, and suggests workable alternatives for water in Alberta.
The Lion’s Share:
Corporate profits and taxes in Alberta
Alberta’s economy has seen tremendous economic growth, but the lion’s share of that growth has been benefiting private corporations.
Parkland in the Media
February 22, 2012 | Calgary Herald
It’s time Alberta stopped giving away its oil
by David Campanella, Trevor Harrison
The Alberta government’s new budget is laudable for its commitment to providing stability to education and health-care funding, and for its reinvestments in some areas of social services, notably increased payments to AISH recipients.
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Related research:
Misplaced Generosity: Extraordinary profits in Alberta's oil and gas industry
February 17, 2012 | for immediate release
Family Day on the Treadmill
Albertans have among the lowest leisure time and longest work hours in the world
A new fact sheet released on the eve of the Family Day weekend by the U of A’s Parkland Institute highlights that Albertans are spending less time with their families than anyone else in the country and most countries in the OECD. read more »
February 11, 2012 | Lethbridge Herald
Does anyone in government really care about Canadian jobs?
by Trevor Harrison
The Harper government has recently stated it wants to “diversify Canada’s markets.” Hence, its support of the Northern Gateway pipeline and the prime minister’s upcoming trip to China.
On the surface, pronouncements about finding new markets appear no different than what Canadian governments have said for years.
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January 26, 2012 | Edmonton Journal
Harper must get fired up to deal with fuel shortage
Lack of contingency plans for likely international oil crisis will leave Canada in the cold
December 05, 2011 | for immediate release
New report says markets are a poor solution to Alberta’s water woes
Non-market solutions would be better for environment, public interest, and First Nations
November 07, 2011 | for immediate release
Edmonton conference to look at how workers are fighting back against attacks on their rights and dem
July 27, 2011 | Toronto Star, A19
What in tar-nation?
There’s less than meets the eye to Alberta’s surprising about-face on a national energy strategy.
June 01, 2011 | St. Albert GazetteMay 31, 2011 | The Calgary BeaconMay 31, 2011 | Troy Media
Frontier Centre’s argument not based in fact
Changing water allocation system requires careful analysis of all alternatives