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1. What a difference a decade can make—southwestern Ontario’s sobering lesson for Alberta

   At the start of this century, southwestern Ontario was among the most prosperous regions in Canada. With a strong manufacturing sector, there were plenty of good high-paying jobs. In the following years, the regional economy was battered ...

2. Alberta key reason for Canada’s pre-COVID fiscal strength

   Appeared in the Edmonton Sun, November 25, 2020 During COVID and the recession, the Trudeau government has been racking up debt at a record pace. Many analysts have raised concerns about the speed of this debt accumulation. Key members of the government, ...

3. Canada still relies on its wounded golden goose

   Appeared in the Calgary Sun, April 29, 2020 Albertans have suffered tremendous economic pain in recent years. Steep recessions in 2009 and 2015/2016 (which was among the worst recessions in provincial history) rocked the province and the recovery has been ...

4. Alberta facing possible third recession in a little more than a decade

   It’s no secret that Albertans have suffered a great deal of economic pain in recent years. Sharp recessions that began in 2009 and 2015 caused unemployment and hardship across the province. Although Alberta experienced a strong recovery ...

5. Kenney government can learn deficit-reduction dos and don’ts from Canadian history

   Appeared in the Edmonton Sun, June 19, 2019 As the new UCP government prepares its first budget, it should heed the lessons of Canadian history and move to eliminate the province’s budget deficit quickly rather than take the “slow and steady” approach ...

6. All of Canada benefits from prosperity in Alberta

   Appeared in the Edmonton Sun, June 12, 2019 On Tuesday in Calgary, thousands gathered outside the Global Petroleum Show in downtown Calgary in support of the oil and gas industry, as Ottawa plans to make a final decision on the Trans Mountain pipeline ...

7. Even in a weakened state, Alberta still props up federal finances

   Appeared in the Edmonton Journal, May 21, 2019 Albertans have endured more than their share of economic pain over the past several years. The province is still emerging from one of the worst recessions in its history and the recovery has been tepid and ...

8. Alberta Prosperity: A Plan for Opportunity and Growth

   Alberta faces substantial fiscal and economic challenges. The downturn in commodity prices that began in 2014 triggered a severe recession and exacerbated pre-existing fiscal challenges. Unfortunately, provincial government policy has made matters worse ...

9. A disappointing jobs report for Alberta

   This week, Statistics Canada published its national jobs report. Some provinces saw good news. Unfortunately, Alberta, showing 16,000 fewer jobs (mostly full time), was not one of them. This is the second month in a row of substantial ...

10. Four reasons why Alberta’s vague balance budget plan may fall short

    Last month, when Finance Minister Joe Ceci unveiled Alberta’s 2018 budget, despite weeks stoking expectations of a detailed plan to eliminate the province’s budget deficit, he instead delivered a risky plan almost entirely reliant on ...