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Alberta Enterprise Group: An NHL Hub City Would Boost Alberta’s Economic Recovery Efforts

“Businesses across Alberta would welcome the NHL with open arms,” said John Liston, President of Alberta Enterprise Group. “Covid-19 has left many of our entrepreneurs and job creators battling hard, and this opportunity would give us a much-needed shot in the arm and would be a huge boost to our economic recovery efforts. Optimism and hope are key elements of this recovery and in Canada, hockey provides that.”
“Businesses across Alberta would welcome the NHL with open arms,” said John Liston, President of Alberta Enterprise Group. “Covid-19 has left many of our entrepreneurs and job creators battling hard, and this opportunity would give us a much-needed shot in the arm and would be a huge boost to our economic recovery efforts. Optimism and hope are key elements of this recovery and in Canada, hockey provides that.”
BIC-March

There’s no tariff in team.

This time of the year I usually like to speculate on what may lie ahead for Alberta in 2025. However, Canada turned out to be ‘the neighbour who isn’t paying our share’ and everything got sidetracked by talk about the implementation of USA tariffs as high as 25 per cent on Canadian goods.
This time of the year I usually like to speculate on what may lie ahead for Alberta in 2025. However, Canada turned out to be ‘the neighbour who isn’t paying our share’ and everything got sidetracked by talk about the implementation of USA tariffs as high as 25 per cent on Canadian goods.

AEG Podcast, Ep 14: The Global Institute for Food Security and Sustainable Agriculture Innovations in Western Canada

Catherine Brownlee interviews Steve Webb from the Global Institute for Food Security in this podcast. They discuss the institute's objective to promote innovative and worldwide sustainable food solutions through industry-government-academic partnership. They discuss the challenges and opportunities for innovation in agriculture and food, and highlight the sustainable outcomes of Western Canada's adoption of innovative technologies like no-till and herbicide-tolerant canola. The conversation emphasizes the importance of partnerships and collaborations between governments, academia, and industry to bring market-relevant innovations to consumers and producers worldwide.
Catherine Brownlee interviews Steve Webb from the Global Institute for Food Security in this podcast. They discuss the institute's objective to promote innovative and worldwide sustainable food solutions through industry-government-academic partnership. They discuss the challenges and opportunities for innovation in agriculture and food, and highlight the sustainable outcomes of Western Canada's adoption of innovative technologies like no-till and herbicide-tolerant canola. The conversation emphasizes the importance of partnerships and collaborations between governments, academia, and industry to bring market-relevant innovations to consumers and producers worldwide.