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  1. Kenney government could restore Alberta’s tax advantage without big budget hit

    In 2015, the government replaced the single-rate personal income tax with five tiers that include a top rate of 15 per cent. ...

  2. Kenney must target Alberta’s income tax problem during COVID recovery

    Appeared in the Calgary Sun, July 8, 2020 The COVID-19 recession has severely damaged Alberta’s already struggling economy; a recent RBC forecast estimates the provincial economy will contract by 11.2 per cent this year. To help foster a strong recovery, ...

  3. Kenney government should proceed with corporate tax reductions

    Appeared in the Calgary Sun, June 3, 2020 Alberta is in the throes of a severe recession. Premier Jason Kenney has warned of “profound adversity” worse than anything since the 1930s. Thousands of a families are suffering from job loss and falling incomes, ...

  4. Kenney government fails to restore Alberta’s income tax advantage

    Appeared in the Edmonton Sun, March 4, 2020 In six short years, Alberta has gone from having the lowest top combined federal/provincial or federal/state personal income tax (PIT) rate in Canada or the United States to having one of the highest. The Kenney ...

  5. Kenney shouldn’t dither—upcoming budget should be bullish on deficit, taxes

    Appeared in the Calgary Herald, October 15, 2019 After a panel led by Janice MacKinnon, former Saskatchewan finance minister, released its “Blue Ribbon” report on Alberta’s finances last month, many observers thought Alberta was finally getting serious ...

  6. Texas towers over Alberta post-price drop

    Appeared in the Calgary Sun, August 21, 2019 People sometimes talk about Alberta being the “Texas of Canada.” And there are some apt comparisons. Rodeo? Check. Cowboy hats and boots? Check. Country-Western music? Check. Oil and Cattle? Check. Equal ...

  7. Alberta’s new government should target energy sector taxes and regulations

    Appeared in the Calgary Sun, May 9, 2019 Albertans opted for change in last month’s provincial election. Now it’s time for the new government to do what it was elected to do—improve the economy by regaining a competitive advantage over competing ...

  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. Alberta needs corporate tax relief to reinvigorate economy

    Appeared in the Calgary Herald, March 15, 2019 Alberta’s Opposition leader recently said he plans to reduce Alberta’s corporate income tax from 12 per cent to 8 per cent. That would be welcomed news. In 2014, Alberta had both the lowest corporate income ...

  10. Alberta's oil and gas tax regime offers hope for economic recovery

    Appeared in the Calgary Sun, March 13, 2019 It’s easy to be gloomy in Alberta these days. It seems like pretty much everything is against us—oil prices are low, our oil remains landlocked and discounted, unemployment is at 7.3 per cent (compared to a ...