Posts Tagged ‘Ron Liepert’

Toward a National Energy Plan

Author: Alberta Venture
Taking the high road would allow Alberta to assume a new and more prominent role in the federation

Is Alberta Next?

Author: Alberta Venture
An outbreak of economic nationalism forced the Government of Canada to block the sale of the Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan to a foreign bidder. Could the same thing happen here?
by Max Fawcett, Managing Editor Aristotle famously said that nature abhors a vacuum. So too, it seems, does Edmonton’s business community. How else to explain the underwhelming turnout at today’s “Coffee with the Cabinet” event? You’d expect there to be lineups out the door for an event that promised people an opportunity the chance to speak directly [...]
Having insider status with the Alberta government sends the wrong message By Paul Marck I sense a creeping takeover. When Alberta’s energy minister, Ron Liepert, said last week that he has an informal kitchen cabinet of advisors for the energy sector — and then refused to name them, I was offended as an Albertan and as a [...]
‘Honey, I don’t know why you are so suspicious’ By Paul Marck “Hi Honey, I’m home. “How was my day? Let me tell you about the crowd I’m running around with. There are 25 women, all rich, powerful and influential. I just need to see them more often, you know. “It’s just another means of me listening to [...]