The Decline of the West

The Decline of the West

ByChristopher Scott

Alberta has lived the consequences of central direction more directly than any province: from the National Energy Program in 1980 to pipeline cancellations, tanker bans and emissions caps aimed squarely at its largest industry. It has also shown that pressure works: the 2025 reversals came because Albertans pushed.
“What Albertans decide about their own future is a question I leave to them. What I ask of every reader: judge the evidence, ask who decides, and do not hand away freedoms that took centuries to win.”

The $442 Billion Headline: What Alberta’s Debt Numbers Actually Say

The $442 Billion Headline: What Alberta’s Debt Numbers Actually Say

Bywhistlestopcafe

Since the School of Public Policy report landed, one comparison has been everywhere: Alberta’s debt is 7.7 per cent of GDP today, and it could be 88.5 per cent after separation. It sounds like independence would multiply our debt eleven times over. It wouldn’t. That comparison stacks three different things on top of each other,…

IT’S TIME WE WERE ASKED

IT’S TIME WE WERE ASKED

ByChristopher Scott

Why Every Argument to Stay Is a Reason to Leave A Let’s Talk Alberta publication Written by Christopher Scott The views presented in this booklet are the personal opinions of Christopher Scott, presented by Let’s Talk Alberta. Figures are drawn from public records — Statistics Canada, the Public Accounts of Canada, the Parliamentary Budget Officer,…