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1. New report underscores Alberta’s fiscal woes

   Between 2008/09 and 2019/20, the province's net debt increased by $71.8 billion. ...

2. High spending and persistent deficits have driven Alberta’s government debt problem

   The Kenney government is asking Albertans for input on how to tackle the province’s growing debt and begin a path towards a more prosperous future. But before determining a path forward, it’s necessary to understand the province’s fiscal ...

3. Alberta’s historic budget deficit underscores daunting fiscal challenges

   The Kenney government Thursday released a fiscal update, which includes a historic $24.2 billion budget deficit, highlighting the significant impact the COVID recession has had on Alberta’s already troubling finances. To address these ...

4. Kenney government squanders opportunity to strengthen path to balanced budget

   In its recent budget, the Alberta government projected it will collect more revenue over the next few years than originally forecasted in its first budget last year. That’s good news for a province trying to balance its budget. But this ...

5. Alberta budget includes relatively small spending reductions

   Alberta’s 2020 budget, released today, proposes to reduce program spending (all spending excluding interest costs) from $54.3 billion in 2018-19 to $53.9 billion by 2022-23, a total (nominal) reduction of 0.8 per cent over the Kenney ...

6. Texas shines bright while Alberta dims

   Sixty-five per cent of respondents for Alberta were deterred by the high cost of regulatory compliance. ...

7. Alberta’s reform budget in perspective

   Much has been made about the recent Alberta Budget, which proposes to reduce provincial government program spending (all spending excluding interest costs) from $54.4 billion in 2018-19 to $53.5 billion by 2022-23, a 1.6 per cent nominal ...

8. Alberta’s fiscal plan—put the pedal to the metal

   Based on last week’s provincial budget, the Kenney government in Alberta plans to return to sounder fiscal ground. Since 2008, the province has run large deficits, turning a balance sheet in the black up to $35 billion to a net debt of ...

9. Alberta’s budget at a glance

   Today’s Alberta budget represents a marked departure from recent fiscal policy in the province. Alberta governments of various stripes have run nearly uninterrupted deficits since 2008/09, and the province has gone from having $35 billion ...

10. Balance Alberta’s budget sooner—limit growth of debt interest costs

    The Government of Alberta has run nearly uninterrupted deficits since 2008/09, through good economic times and bad. These deficits have taken a serious toll on Alberta’s once strong public finances. Before this string of deficits, the ...