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  1. New $170 carbon tax will hit Albertans hard

    Due to the higher tax, the province will lose an estimated 30,544 jobs by 2030. ...

  2. Alberta key reason for Canada’s pre-COVID fiscal strength

    Appeared in the Edmonton Sun, November 25, 2020 During COVID and the recession, the Trudeau government has been racking up debt at a record pace. Many analysts have raised concerns about the speed of this debt accumulation. Key members of the government, ...

  3. Massive budget deficit means Kenney government must further reduce spending

    Appeared in the Edmonton Sun, August 28, 2020 The Kenney government Thursday released a fiscal update, which includes a massive budget deficit of $24.2 billion in 2020/21, more than triple the pre-recession forecast of $6.8 billion. While the COVID ...

  4. Canada still relies on its wounded golden goose

    Appeared in the Calgary Sun, April 29, 2020 Albertans have suffered tremendous economic pain in recent years. Steep recessions in 2009 and 2015/2016 (which was among the worst recessions in provincial history) rocked the province and the recovery has been ...

  5. Kenney government can learn deficit-reduction dos and don’ts from Canadian history

    Appeared in the Edmonton Sun, June 19, 2019 As the new UCP government prepares its first budget, it should heed the lessons of Canadian history and move to eliminate the province’s budget deficit quickly rather than take the “slow and steady” approach ...

  6. All of Canada benefits from prosperity in Alberta

    Appeared in the Edmonton Sun, June 12, 2019 On Tuesday in Calgary, thousands gathered outside the Global Petroleum Show in downtown Calgary in support of the oil and gas industry, as Ottawa plans to make a final decision on the Trans Mountain pipeline ...

  7. Even in a weakened state, Alberta still props up federal finances

    Appeared in the Edmonton Journal, May 21, 2019 Albertans have endured more than their share of economic pain over the past several years. The province is still emerging from one of the worst recessions in its history and the recovery has been tepid and ...

  8. Imperial taps the brakes as Alberta diminishes in the eyes of investors

    Appeared in the Edmonton Sun, March 27, 2019 Imperial oil recently announced its approved $2.6 billion oilsand project (the Aspen project), which was expected in 2022 will now be delayed by at least one year. Rich Kruger, chairman of Imperial, blamed the ...

  9. Calgary should stop looking for one big thing to fix its economy

    If taxes are competitive and firms are incentivized to invest, jobs will be created. ...

  10. Premier Notley has a warped view of economic recovery in Alberta

    Appeared in the Edmonton Sun, October 17, 2018 In August, Premier Rachel Notley tweeted enthusiastically about Alberta’s economic recovery: “As things continue to look up, we have another sign more Albertans are beginning to feel the recovery. This summer ...