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  1. Grasping Alberta's budget problems

    Appeared in the Calgary Herald The new Alberta government has delayed introducing a budget until the fall, so MLAs will have plenty of time to think about how they’ll collect and spend Albertans’ money. Thus, to properly manage the estimated $48.4 billion ...

  2. The Texas Advantage over Alberta

    Appeared in the Calgary Herald Alberta and Texas have always had a lot in common. Ranching in the 19th century. A can-do entrepreneurial approach to oil and gas in the 20th century. And in the 21st century they are still somewhat similar; oil and gas ...

  3. Status quo defined benefit pension plans for government sector employees are akin to a blank cheque

    Appeared in the Financial Post and Calgary Herald Since the turn of the millennium, the ever-increasing cost to taxpayers of government sector pension plans has been made evident time and again. Contribution rates have been hiked, often doubling in one ...

  4. There's good reason to monitor government spending

    Appeared in the Calgary Herald, Sept 20, 2014 Ever wonder why it's difficult for politicians to govern wisely? Part of the reason is straw men created by some in the media. Here's an example. Both the Toronto Star's Rick Salutin and the ...

  5. Alberta government unions and the Easter Bunny

    Appeared in the Calgary Herald Now that the province has reaffirmed its intent to lightly modify government employee pension plans, government unions will again try to divert the public from the facts. For example, after my recent column on the ever ...

  6. Government unions and pension fantasies

    Appeared in the Calgary Herald In Alberta, almost twice as many workers in the government sector possessed defined benefit pension plans in 2011 when compared with private sector employees. That might explain why so many government employees’ unions, from ...

  7. Fracking causes gonorrhea and other economic myths

    Appeared in the Calgary Herald, Nanaimo Daily News, New Glasgow News, and North Bay Nugget One benefit of column writing is the chance for feedback from readers, be they fans, critics or the merely curious. Responses arrive that reflect the rainbow of ...

  8. Government budgets: About four years behind the private sector

    Appeared in the Calgary Herald The government sector in Alberta is unhappy and they want Premier Alison Redford and her colleagues to know it. Universities are advertising against provincial reductions in their funding; government unions are activating ...

  9. Controlling soaring public sector pension costs: Lessons from the Saskatchewan NDP

    Appeared in the National Post, Calgary Herald, Winnipeg Free Press, Victoria Times Colonist, and Okanagan Sunday Canadians routinely hear about alleged growing divides in Canadian society. But here is one rift that often goes unmentioned: the divide ...