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President of Treasury Board and Minister of Finance Nate Horner issued the following statement on the federal government’s fall economic statement:

Alberta is seeking $707 million under the federal program for fiscal year 2020-21 while Ottawa calculates Alberta should get $577 million

Alberta is seeking $707 million under the federal program for fiscal year 2020-21 while Ottawa calculates Alberta should get $577 million

The leader of one of Canada’s newest federal parties — which is trying to be a sort-of Bloc Québécois of the West — says it’s ready for its first election, and hopes to have 25 candidates on board by the time the writ is dropped. Last year, the Calgary-based Maverick Party, formerly Wexit Canada, became eligible to be on the next ballot. Longtime Conservative politician Jay Hill, who was government House leader under former prime minister Stephen Harper, is the party’s interim leade...

The Globe and Mail Opinion Dealing with the debt: If we’re not prepared to cut spending, then we have to get serious about growth It’s been more than two years since the Trudeau government’s last budget, and in that time, it’s allowed ‘vision’ to overshadow sense, promising billions to transform a nation whose economy is already healing itself. What about debt? What about growth? What about the future?

Article content Many Albertans are looking for greater fairness within our national federation. When certain regions of the country face job losses or financial challenges, the federal government is often there in force. But when Alberta and other energy-producing provinces in western Canada face challenges, the current government has actually piled on to make matters worse. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Fixing equalization and other federal tran...