CALGARY – Alberta was behind only Ontario for the highest proportion of innovative enterprises during the 2010 to 2012 period, according to Statistics Canada.
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Study sees Quebec, Ontario as big economic winners from Energy East
CALGARY – A study commissioned by TransCanada Corp. shows Ontario and Quebec to be among the biggest economic winners from construction of its proposed Energy East pipeline, though company CEO Russ Girling admits it will take more than rosy numbers to win public support for the $12-billion project.
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Alberta won’t be pushed around
OTTAWA – And up through the ground came a bubblin’ crude.
Oil that is, black gold…
And Alberta is sitting on one of the Earth’s largest masses of the stuff – making the province the envy and driver of the Canadian economy and the favourite target of political attacks from eastern politicians in 2012.
Three stood out – NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair’s Dutch disease musings, Liberal MP David McGuinty’s rant against Alberta MPs and a Justin Trudeau interview in which he bemoaned the province’s growing clout in the federation and how Quebecers make better prime ministers.
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Ontario opens Alberta trade office to maximize oilsands benefits
EDMONTON— The province of Ontario has gone from criticizing the oilsands to increasing its efforts to capture their economic benefits.
Brad Duguid,Ontario’s minister for economic development, says he plans to increase his department’s attention to Alberta by adding more staff to deal with trade issues.
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