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  1. No PST—Alberta government has a spending problem, not a revenue problem

    The provincial government ran deficits in 12 of the past 13 years. ...

  2. Kenney has no choice—he must tackle government compensation

    Of the Alberta government's $54.3 billion in total spending, 50 per cent was on wages and benefits for government workers. ...

  3. 1990s put Alberta’s fiscal problems into alarming perspective

    As a share of the provincial economy, Alberta's recent deficits are larger than those incurred in the early ’90s. ...

  4. Kenney government tables another bad news budget—but don’t just blame COVID

    Alberta's new budget projects a $18.2 billion deficit in 2021/22. ...

  5. Kenney government must learn from Alberta’s fiscal freefall

    Both B.C. and Saskatchewan now carry less per-person provincial government debt than Alberta. ...

  6. Kenney government must learn from fiscal mistakes—and successes—of the past

    Alberta's deficit this year will be the largest in history, relative to the size of the provincial economy, at 6.9 per cent of GDP. ...

  7. Kenney should draw inspiration from Klein reforms and reduce spending quickly

    Appeared in the Edmonton Sun, February 9, 2021 Back in the early 1990s, in the face of serious fiscal challenges, former premier Ralph Klein changed the trajectory of Alberta’s government finances and set the stage for a decade of fiscal stability. Today, ...

  8. Lessons for Fiscal Reform from the Klein Era

    Alberta is facing serious fiscal challenges, including a historic deficit and rapid debt accumulation that extend beyond the COVID shock. This is not the first time Alberta’s finances have been in trouble. Today’s situation has parallels to the ...

  9. Kenney can’t become complacent about Alberta’s government debt

    Appeared in the Calgary Sun, February 3, 2021 The COVID recession and recent drop in oil prices, which contributed to a historic $21.3 billion projected provincial budget deficit (for 2020/21), sent the Kenney government’s plan to balance Alberta’s budget ...

  10. Spending reductions key to Kenney government fiscal plan

    Appeared in the Calgary Sun, January 6, 2021 The largest global recession since the Great Depression, an unprecedented drop in energy prices, and a global health pandemic have contributed to Alberta’s historic $21.3 billion budget deficit, explains ...