Tag: Confederation

Alberta Court’s Overturning of Liberals’ Environmental Impact Law Marks ‘Principled Approach’ to Federalism: Law Prof

The recent ruling by the Alberta Court of Appeal that the federal government’s Impact Assessment Act (IAA) is unconstitutional may show that the court has a “principled approach” toward federalism that’s more consistent with earlier jurisprudence, says a constitutional law expert. “Other courts are approaching federalism in Canada a little bit differently today, and the Alberta…


‘We Managed to Survive’: 100 Year Old Veteran Remembers Second World War Airfields

Hangar 4 has seen better days. Only scraps of its original white paint remain. The rest has been sandblasted away by 80 years of winds that sweep down from the Rocky Mountains west of the town of Claresholm, Alta. Most of the windows are broken. The hangar’s lone occupants appear to be three pigeons perched…


UK Manufacturing Shows New Signs of Life in March: CBI

LONDON—British manufacturing showed clear signs of revival in March as a gauge of new orders rose to its highest in almost two years and companies became increasingly optimistic about future output, a survey showed on Tuesday. The Confederation of British Industry’s (CBI) monthly order book balance rose in March to -5, the highest reading since…