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1. Less Ottawa, More Province, 2021: How Decentralized Federalism is Key to Health Care Reform

   A significant body of research suggests that Canada’s health care system consistently underperforms relative to most peer jurisdictions with universal health care systems. This underperformance continues despite the fact that Canada is one of the world’s ...

2. Alberta government rejecting prosperous polices of the Chretien era

   Appeared in the Edmonton Journal, March 15, 2017 On the eve of the Alberta budget and likely another deficit—the ninth in 10 years—it’s important to recognize that the province has been here before. After running steep deficits for much of the mid-1980s ...

3. Counting Votes: Essays on Electoral Reform

     On June 7, 2016, the government formed the Parliamentary Committee on Electoral Reform, as part of the Liberal government’s campaign promise that 2015 would be the last election held under first-past-the-post (FPTP). The committee’s task is to deliver ...

4. Less Ottawa, More Province: How Decentralization Is Key to Health Care Reform

   Despite high levels of public spending, Canada’s health-care system consistently performs more poorly than a number of peer jurisdictions with universal health-care systems. Governments across the country must address this policy challenge in a context of ...

5. How Alberta lost its business-friendly image

   Appeared in the Calgary Sun, Aug. 8, 2016 The decline of Alberta’s investment climate is grabbing headlines in both traditional and social media. While the policies responsible for this chill were announced months ago, the realities are starting to set in ...

6. Electoral Rules and Fiscal Policy Outcomes

   The federal Liberal government is committed to change Canada’s electoral system in time for the next election. While there are a number of political and electoral aspects of this policy change to consider, one area that has been ignored thus far is how ...