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1. Kicking Alberta's unfunded pension liabilities down the road

   Appeared in the Edmonton Journal and Calgary Herald One theory about politics is that because politicians must get votes to stay in power that's their currency they are unlikely to act against their own self-interest. So politicians cater to the ...

2. Government unions and pension fantasies

   Appeared in the Calgary Herald In Alberta, almost twice as many workers in the government sector possessed defined benefit pension plans in 2011 when compared with private sector employees. That might explain why so many government employees’ unions, from ...

3. Government budgets: About four years behind the private sector

   Appeared in the Calgary Herald The government sector in Alberta is unhappy and they want Premier Alison Redford and her colleagues to know it. Universities are advertising against provincial reductions in their funding; government unions are activating ...