Doug Firby - Fort McKay Voice

An economist who put the accent on compassion

Posted by Doug Firby | Feb 3, 2020

Nallai showed us there are no differences that we can’t overcome if we show the desire and ability to approach them with an open mind

Posted by Doug Firby | Jan 20, 2020

Interprovincial trade constraints cost the Canadian economy as much $130 billion a year and may harm international trade

Posted by Doug Firby | Jan 6, 2020

For business, an ideology-driven agenda – whether from the right or the left – doesn’t create favourable conditions for investment

Posted by Doug Firby | Dec 23, 2019

Alberta’s economy needs a break after five brutal years since oil prices fell, driving our economy into an agonizing period of stasis

Posted by Doug Firby | Dec 16, 2019

When one government offers incentives and another one doesn’t, then the competition to attract new businesses is no longer a level playing field