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Ben Atkinson, PhD
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PhD Economics with 25 years experience in public, private, and academic sectors. Expertise in International Economics and Industrial Organization, including transportation and retail gasoline pricing. Proud Calgarian and life-long lover of rock n' roll.

Jason Markusoff: "The provincial government that routinely demands Ottawa stay in its jurisdictional lane is keen to swerve into another jurisdiction's lanes.

"Bicycle lanes.

"Transportation Minister Devin Dreeshen has signalled he wants cities, particularly Edmonton and Calgary, to alter or remove any cycling lanes that impede automobile traffic — and avoid future bike lanes that do so. If they don't, Alberta might create the powers to do so itself." https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-calgary-bike-lanes-1.7599932

Freeland to announce plan to cap grocery profits and expand competition. This smells like the wage and price controls of the 1970s, and that did not work so well for us. https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/freeland-to-announce-plan-to-cap-grocery-profits-and-expand-competition