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Alberta’s electricity market is in transition. Coal, the long-dominant source of supply, is set to retire or be phased out by 2030. A combination of climate policies and rapidly declining renewable energy costs is changing Alberta’s electricity generation mix to one that will contain a larger share of renewable energy…

Canada’s declining position in the Global Competitiveness Index, the lower productivity of Canadian companies compared to U.S. firms and the low ranking of Canadian companies in the Global Innovation Index, despite the strengths of our scientific community and the quality of its scientific research, suggest that Canadians have not mastered the alchemy of transforming “knowledge into money…

In the years since the dissolution of the USSR in 1990, Russia has used advances in technology to create new and more diverse channels for the spread of propaganda and disinformation. However, the West often holds misconceptions and falls prey to blanket generalities about…

Stepping off the resource royalty roller-coaster and adopting a more equitable and efficient tax system has an important role to play in addressing Alberta’s fiscal problems and promoting prosperity…

Fertility rates have varied a great deal over time in both Canada and the US reflecting changes in economic conditions and evolving social norms. In Canada the fertility rate has remained well-below the replacement rate since the 1970’s, suggesting the need for immigration to maintain and grow our population.