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1. New report paints gloomy picture of Alberta’s fiscal future—absent policy change

   According to the PBO, Alberta must reduce spending by 3.1 per cent of GDP to restore fiscal sustainability. ...

2. No PST—Alberta government has a spending problem, not a revenue problem

   The provincial government ran deficits in 12 of the past 13 years. ...

3. Kenney has no choice—he must tackle government compensation

   Of the Alberta government's $54.3 billion in total spending, 50 per cent was on wages and benefits for government workers. ...

4. 1990s put Alberta’s fiscal problems into alarming perspective

   As a share of the provincial economy, Alberta's recent deficits are larger than those incurred in the early ’90s. ...

5. 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, ...

6. 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 ...

7. Kenney government should learn from past deficit-reduction plans

   Appeared in the Edmonton Sun, August 12, 2020 The Government of Alberta is racking up debt—quickly. The province has accumulated $35 billion in new debt over the past half-decade and will run another $20 billion budget deficit this year. If the Kenney ...

8. Kenney government must continue move towards balanced budget

   To make matters worse, Alberta recently received its third credit downgrade since December. ...

9. Another pipeline setback, another blow to Alberta government finances

   Appeared in the Calgary Sun, June 10, 2020 Alberta’s fiscal situation has been deteriorating for a decade, and the COVID-induced recession has dealt another major blow to the province’s finances. Premier Kenney recently predicted the budget deficit could ...

10. Alberta’s bleak economic outlook will hasten the decline of provincial finances

    Appeared in the Calgary Sun, April 22, 2020 Due to COVID-19, with many Albertans sheltering in place to avoid spreading the disease, the province’s economy is obviously taking a huge hit. And we also face a global oil glut, which made historic headlines ...