Jordan Bateman

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C&C #23: The Trade War Is Here

No deal. Late Friday night, the Canada-U.S. trade talks collapsed — and at 12:01 Saturday morning, 50 per cent American tariffs hit roughly $20 billion worth of Canadian goods. Cement. Lumber, plywood, doors. Machinery. Even hockey sticks. Seventy...

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Time for an Alberta Apprentice Tax Credit

Alberta has a record 72,748 registered apprentices. The employers training them get nothing from the province. Not a small grant. Not a modest...

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ICBA C&C #14: Mike Martens on the Alberta Boom

Nearly $318 billion of work. 1,030 projects. That's Alberta's Major Projects registry — this morning. The question isn't whether the work is there....

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ICBA SUBMISSION: 8 Times is Enough (Canada Labour Code)

Since 2024, the federal labour minister has reached for Section 107 of the Canada Labour Code eight times to order workers back on the job. Seven...

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C&C #10: Premiers and PM in PEI

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