Scotland is beginning to sound a lot like Alberta: The booming oil price is fuelling an accoun­tancy recruitment crisis in Aberdeen as other firms struggle to match the salaries being paid by the cash-rich energy companies. Multi­na­tionals such as BP, Shell and Schlum­berger are taking advantage of the near-record price of a barrel to pay […]

More →

So much for mobile, acces­sible capital for growing Canadian businesses… Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach poured cold water yesterday on federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty’s push for a nationwide securities regulator, saying he has no interest in moving beyond an alter­native system provinces have set up. He said he’s content to stick with the “passport system” — […]

More →

MK Braaten is calling it quits and giving up making regular (or any, for the foreseeable future) posts on his conser­v­ative Canadian political blog. I’ll always be grateful for his link to me (now broken), a fellow Canadian accountant. I always liked reading your blog, good luck in the future!

More →