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1. Comparing Government and Private Sector Compensation in Ontario, 2018

   Main Conclusions Using data on individual workers from January to December 2017, this report estimates the wage differential between the government and private sectors in Ontario. It also evaluates four non-wage benefits for which data are available to ...

2. Restraining government employee compensation would help repair Alberta finances

   Appeared in the Edmonton Journal, August 14, 2018 Alberta’s public finances are in rough shape. The Notley government expects to run another budget deficit this year (estimated at $8.8 billion) and has no plan to balance the books until at least 2023/24. ...

3. Comparing Government and Private Sector Compensation in Alberta, 2018

   Main Conclusions Using data on individual workers from January to December 2017, this report estimates the wage differential between the government and private sectors in Alberta. It also evaluates four non-wage benefits for which data are available to ...

4. Notley government’s corporate tax hike chips away at Albertan wages

   Appeared in the Edmonton Sun, May 17, 2017 Since taking office, the Notley government has unleashed a raft of tax increases including a significant hike to the province’s corporate income tax rate. While there’s a misperception that higher corporate taxes ...

5. Alberta’s 2017 budget—a decade of fiscal deterioration with no end in sight

   Ten years ago, Alberta’s finances were in good shape. What a difference a decade makes. Despite high oil prices in many years since 2007/08, the province has run a nearly uninterrupted string of deficits ever since primarily due to rapid ...

6. Poll says Albertans looking for a new fiscal direction in upcoming budget

   The Notley government is set to release its 2017 budget tomorrow. Barring any major surprises, it will contain spending-fuelled deficits as far out as the government provides projections. There’s also no indication that there will be any ...

7. Servicing government debt imposes real costs on Albertans

   We mustn’t forget that government debt has an immediate cost. Governments have to make interest payment on their debt every year. It’s not a choice. And doing so consumes government resources, leaving less money for other public ...

8. Alberta's Budget Deficit: Why Spending is to Blame, 2017

   Alberta is projected to run a deficit of $10.8 billion in 2016/17. This will be the province’s 8th deficit in nine years. The province is expected to return to a net debt position this year for the first time since 2000/2001. While the sharp ...

9. Notley misdiagnoses Alberta’s fiscal problems and offers no workable solutions

   A clear takeaway from Alberta Premier Rachel Notley’s recent state of the province address is that virtually all of Alberta’s fiscal woes can be blamed on depressed oil prices. The reality is different. While there’s no doubt that the ...

10. Errors and faulty arguments underlie argument for $15 minimum wage

    Appeared in the Edmonton Journal, August 15, 2016 In a recent column in the Edmonton Journal, analysts from the Caledon Institute defended the Notley government’s plan to increase the provincial minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2018. While the column is ...