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1. Kenney government tables another bad news budget—but don’t just blame COVID

   Alberta's new budget projects a $18.2 billion deficit in 2021/22. ...

2. Kenney should draw inspiration from Klein reforms and reduce spending quickly

   Appeared in the Edmonton Sun, February 9, 2021 Back in the early 1990s, in the face of serious fiscal challenges, former premier Ralph Klein changed the trajectory of Alberta’s government finances and set the stage for a decade of fiscal stability. Today, ...

3. Spending reductions key to Kenney government fiscal plan

   Appeared in the Calgary Sun, January 6, 2021 The largest global recession since the Great Depression, an unprecedented drop in energy prices, and a global health pandemic have contributed to Alberta’s historic $21.3 billion budget deficit, explains ...

4. 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 ...

5. Kenney government faces more hard choices with second budget

   Appeared in the Calgary Sun, February 26, 2020 Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson once famously said “everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.” In other words, it’s often easier to devise a plan for success than it is to ...

6. Alberta carbon tax—just bad economics

   Appeared in the Edmonton Sun, December 18, 2019 As the Kenney government begins its constitutional challenge to Ottawa’s carbon tax on consumers, both the provincial and federal governments agree on Alberta’s new carbon tax on large industrial emitters. ...

7. Spending reductions in the 1990s dwarf Kenney’s budget plans

   Appeared in the Calgary Sun, December 11, 2019 The Kenney government’s first budget, tabled in the fall, has attracted more attention and commentary than most provincial budgets. Critics predict harmful economic effects due to the planned spending ...

8. To balance the budget, Alberta must ditch it’s big-spending ways

   Appeared in the Calgary Sun, October 16, 2019 Next week, the Kenney government in Alberta will table its first budget. The government has signalled it’s serious about tackling the province’s budget deficit. The big question remains—exactly how will it do ...

9. Spending cuts—not tax hikes—to balance Alberta’s budget

   Appeared in the Edmonton Journal, October 8, 2019 As the Kenney government’s first budget approaches, some pundits and analysts are calling for higher taxes to help shrink the Alberta’s deficit. These calls are ill-advised. Instead of hiking taxes, the ...

10. Another Alberta fiscal update, another increase in spending

    Appeared in the Edmonton Sun, September 13, 2018 Last Friday, heading into the long weekend, the Notley government published its First Quarter Fiscal Update, which projected a smaller-than-expected budget deficit. At $7.8 billion, though, the shortfall is ...