Category: Red Deer’s Business

Red Deer's Business

by David Leis | Mar 4, 2026

Investors follow returns. When productivity lags and taxes bite, money finds a better home

Scott Moe and Danielle Smith responded very differently to Mark Carney’s trade agreement with China

Canada ran out of options. Years of damage to farm exports made delay a luxury Canada could no longer afford

The restaurant sector is shrinking under rising costs, thinning margins and closures delayed by pandemic-era support

The Ottawa-Alberta pipeline MOU does little to address the policy, regulatory and political risks that have stalled major energy projects in the past

Canada’s economy runs on consumer spending, and consumer spending runs on people. Slowing population growth weakens that foundation

Bovaer is scientifically promising, but Canada is flying blind on implementation, and that’s a mistake

Alberta is banking on oil to erase rising deficits, but the province’s budget can’t hold without major fiscal changes

Entrepreneurs are learning the hard way that predictability is a thing of the past

Older workers are vital to Canada’s economy, but employers rarely take advantage of what they offer

Global oil markets are stumbling under too much supply and too little demand but Canada’s energy sector is managing to hold its own

Despite the risks, the government refuses to assess the economic fallout of leaving Canada

Between bad trade calls and growing deficits, Canada is driving money out just when it needs it most