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  1. Kenney must target Alberta’s income tax problem during COVID recovery

    Appeared in the Calgary Sun, July 8, 2020 The COVID-19 recession has severely damaged Alberta’s already struggling economy; a recent RBC forecast estimates the provincial economy will contract by 11.2 per cent this year. To help foster a strong recovery, ...

  2. Measuring the cost of equalization to Albertans

    Last week, the much-anticipated report of Alberta’s “Fair Deal” panel was finally published. The panelists were charged with offering suggestions for how the governments of Alberta, Canada and other provinces can make the arrangements of ...

  3. Kenney government should proceed with corporate tax reductions

    Appeared in the Calgary Sun, June 3, 2020 Alberta is in the throes of a severe recession. Premier Jason Kenney has warned of “profound adversity” worse than anything since the 1930s. Thousands of a families are suffering from job loss and falling incomes, ...

  4. Kenney government fails to restore Alberta’s income tax advantage

    Appeared in the Edmonton Sun, March 4, 2020 In six short years, Alberta has gone from having the lowest top combined federal/provincial or federal/state personal income tax (PIT) rate in Canada or the United States to having one of the highest. The Kenney ...

  5. Alberta’s Lost Advantage on Personal Income Tax Rates

    As recently as 2014, Alberta had the lowest combined top federal/provincial or federal/ state marginal personal income tax (PIT) rate in Canada or the United States—a cornerstone of what was once known as the “Alberta tax advantage.” Tax policy ...

  6. Kenney shouldn’t dither—upcoming budget should be bullish on deficit, taxes

    Appeared in the Calgary Herald, October 15, 2019 After a panel led by Janice MacKinnon, former Saskatchewan finance minister, released its “Blue Ribbon” report on Alberta’s finances last month, many observers thought Alberta was finally getting serious ...

  7. Kenney stands by Notley’s personal income tax hike

    Today, Alberta Premier Rachel Notley called a provincial election for April 16. The candidates will debate many issues over the next four weeks including taxes. Alberta UCP Leader Jason Kenney recently announced that, if elected, his ...

  8. Corporate income tax reductions—good for all Albertans

    Until recently, Alberta had the most pro-growth tax regime in Canada and one of the most economically competitive tax regimes in North America. One feature of this system was a 10 per cent provincial general corporate income tax (CIT) ...

  9. Alberta needs corporate tax relief to reinvigorate economy

    Appeared in the Calgary Herald, March 15, 2019 Alberta’s Opposition leader recently said he plans to reduce Alberta’s corporate income tax from 12 per cent to 8 per cent. That would be welcomed news. In 2014, Alberta had both the lowest corporate income ...

  10. A Spending Framework for Alberta: Balancing the Need for Deficit Elimination and Tax Reform

    This paper calculates the extent of spending reductions that Alberta would need to make over the next three years to eliminate the province’s budget deficit by fiscal year 2021/22 while also creating the necessary fiscal room for pro-growth tax relief. ...