Hicks on Biz: Alberta Premier Alison Redford is no leader

A few weeks ago, every mad dog in that online kennel known as the Hicks on Biz comment section was taking a chunk out of my sorry rear for the suggestion, the mere suggestion, that Alberta Premier Alison Redford was a pretty smart political cookie.

Well, after that provincial 2013/14 budget announced on March 7, I apologize.

The mad dogs were right.

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Haskayne School of Business aims at education in ethical leadership

CALGARY — The University of Calgary’s Haskayne School of Business is aiming at becoming global leaders in the field of ethical leadership.

Jim Dewald, interim dean at the Haskayne School of Business, said the school is focused on research and student development in the area.

“We started last year by taking a full year of our programs … Our faculty members put together a new program that has courses and touch points throughout it focused on leadership and more specifically ethical leadership which means making the right choices for a lot of reasons.

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Stephen Harper one of the least trusted leaders, according to new poll

When it comes to our politicians, Canadians are a cynical bunch.

Whether its a case of collective jilted bride syndrome or whether it’s because we’ve been lied to too many times, we just don’t trust people in government.

A new Environics Institute survey — to be released later this week — actually quantified our political doubts and compared it to 25 other countries in the Americas.

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