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1. Alberta needs new (old) rule to stabilize government resource revenues

   In 2020/21, Alberta’s non-renewable resource revenue will comprise only 4.7 per cent of provincial revenue. ...

2. 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. ...

3. 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 ...

4. 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 ...

5. 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 ...