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1. 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 ...

2. A Spending Framework for Alberta: Balancing the Need for Deficit Elimination and Tax Reform

   This paper calculates the extent of spending reductions that Alberta would need to make over the next three years to eliminate the province’s budget deficit by fiscal year 2021/22 while also creating the necessary fiscal room for pro-growth tax relief. ...

3. Sorry, Premier Notley, this was not a good year for Alberta

   Appeared in the National Newswatch, December 23, 2016 Alberta Premier Rachel Notley recently claimed that this was a good year for her government. For Albertans, however, it was another very difficult year. Aside from the approval of two crucial pipeline ...

4. Alberta turns away from economic freedom

   Appeared in the Calgary Sun, December 14, 2016 Each year, the Fraser Institute publishes the “Economic Freedom of North America” report, which compares economic freedom in the provinces of Canada and states of the United States and Mexico. Historically, ...

5. How Alberta lost its business-friendly image

   Appeared in the Calgary Sun, Aug. 8, 2016 The decline of Alberta’s investment climate is grabbing headlines in both traditional and social media. While the policies responsible for this chill were announced months ago, the realities are starting to set in ...

6. Book targets policies and policymakers amid Alberta’s malaise

   In recent years, Albertan politicos have graced constituents with claims that the province was debt free. They actually meant the provincial government had sufficient financial assets on hand to offset the debts, but with the fiscal ...

7. Alberta’s combined federal-provincial top income tax rate will increase by 23 per cent

   The federal Liberals plan to create a new, higher top federal personal income tax rate. This planned tax hike, a major element of last week’s Throne Speech, is of particular concern in Alberta, because it will come on the heels of a ...

8. Rachel Notley is Bob Rae 2.0

   Appeared in the Toronto Sun There are many parallels between Alberta’s first NDP premier, Rachel Notley, and Ontario’s only NDP premier, Bob Rae. Some similarities, like the fact neither was expected to even contest the election let alone form a majority ...