heritage fund

Mars 20, 2014 3:00AM

The Alberta government's $2-billion leap back into corporate welfare

Albertas provincial government has provided plenty of political theatre as of late, with, as I write, three resignations from the government, including that of Alison Redford as premier. However, the Redford resignation may not be the end of her influence on Albertas future, and in particular, upon the Alberta Heritage Savings and Trust Fund.

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alberta government, government spending, corporate welfare, corporate subsidies, alberta heritage savings and trust fund, Bill 1, savings management act, alberta future fund, energy sector, heritage fund

Octobre 26, 2013 2:00AM

Alberta blows through two-thirds of its financial assets

Mark Milke

If there was ever a place that was the anti-Greece when it comes to public finances, it must be Alberta. Compare Alberta to many places around the world, be it European fiscal disasters, or even nearer to home, and in most decades, Alberta shines in comparison.

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alberta finances, alberta, government spending, albertas financial assets, albertas net financial assets, sustainability fund, alberta heritage savings trust fund, heritage fund, program spending

Mars 8, 2013 2:00AM

Lax Heritage Fund rules allow governments to plunder Alberta's future

Jason Clemens, Mark Milke

In 1987, the value of Albertas Heritage Savings and Trust Fund stood at $12.7 billion. That year, the province faced a massive budget deficit and transfers to the fund from resource revenues were suspended. Such deposits did not resume again until almost two decades later and only lasted two years before being suspended again.

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heritage fund, alberta, government spending, heritage savings and trust fund, budget, alaska, permanent fund

Mars 4, 2013 2:00AM