Colby Cosh: Did the Globe and Mail just advocate for Alberta separatism?

2026-03-07 - 11:03

Ladies and gentlemen, I’m not sure you noticed, but there was Norwailing in the Globe and Mail this week. In the year 2026! It’s making a comeback! Norwailing is my term for columns and editorials that castigate the province of Alberta for spending government revenues from oil and gas on current programs instead of socking the money away and living on taxes in the meantime. This is a greedy and short-sighted policy, unlike the one pursued by the exemplary and beautiful state of Norway, which ... well, we might as well quote the Globe’s unsigned Tuesday leader: Read More