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1. Trudeau government can’t bank on low interest rates forever

   Appeared in the Ottawa Sun, January 27, 2021 Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland recently stated the obvious—that she has “no crystal ball” to determine when interest rates will rise. Indeed, governments can’t control interest rates nor guarantee they will ...

2. Rising debt-interest payments further threaten Alberta government’s deteriorating fiscal situation

   Appeared in the Calgary Sun, December 9, 2020 Last week in this space, we outlined the Alberta government’s deteriorating finances, as spelled out in the Kenney government’s recent fiscal update, which projects that the province will rack up $50.0 billion ...

3. Alberta fiscal update projects budget deficits over next three years—with consequences

   According to the Kenney government’s mid-year update released on Tuesday, Alberta’s fiscal troubles are far from over. The update projects a $21.3 billion budget deficit in 2020/21, a $15.5 billion deficit in 2021/22 and a $9.9 billion ...

4. Trudeau floats false rhetoric on ‘new’ taxes

   Appeared in National Newswatch, September 3, 2020 Despite promising significant increases to already historically high spending, Prime Minister Trudeau recently pledged there will be no new taxes. This rhetoric is simply false. To pay for today’s spending ...