Gillian Steward
Gillian Steward is a Calgary-based author and journalist. She currently writes a regular column for the Toronto Star and teaches journalism at Mount Royal University. She was the managing editor at the Calgary Herald from 1987 to 1990, and was the publisher/editor of Alberta Views magazine in 2006/07. In 2014 Ms. Steward completed a PhD in Communication Studies at the University of Calgary.
Twitter: @GillianSteward
Betting on Bitumen: Alberta's Energy Policies from Lougheed to Klein
research | Jun 07, 2017This report examines the history of Alberta energy policies as they apply to development of the oil sands. It contrasts the policies of premiers Lougheed and Klein, two of Alberta's most popular premiers and key to oil sand development in the province.
Reclaiming Medicare: A Response to the Mazankowski Misdiagnosis
research | May 20, 2002In the fall of 2001, the Alberta government was about to release its long-awaited Mazankowski Report on health care in Alberta.
Public Bodies, Private Parts: Surgical Contracts and Conflict of Interest at the Calgary Regional Health Authority
research | Mar 19, 2001In September 2000 The Health Care Protection Act (formerly Bill 11) was proclaimed and established as law in Alberta. Since the Act permits private, for-profit surgical facilities to keep patients for more than a 12-hour stay, it is only a matter of time before for-profit hospitals are approved and operating in Alberta. The first ones are likely to appear in Calgary.
Clear Answers: The Economics and Politics of For-Profit Medicine
research | Mar 01, 2000The Government of Alberta under Ralph Klein has asked a reasonable question: can health care be better provided partly as a private, for-profit product rather than as a not-for-profit public service? But -- despite the claims of advocates for market-driven medicine -- private hospitals are neither cheaper nor more efficient than public ones. Clear Answers summarises the huge body of evidence showing that they are more expensive and less efficient.