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  1. 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 ...

  2. Spending cuts—not tax hikes—to balance Alberta’s budget

    Appeared in the Edmonton Journal, October 8, 2019 As the Kenney government’s first budget approaches, some pundits and analysts are calling for higher taxes to help shrink the Alberta’s deficit. These calls are ill-advised. Instead of hiking taxes, the ...

  3. Oil’s rising—Alberta, bank those resource revenues

    Appeared in the Calgary Sun, September 18, 2019 Oil markets are roiling as oil prices hit historic levels in the wake of attacks on Saudi Arabia’s largest oil production facilities. According to the Financial Post, in an extraordinary start to trading ...

  4. ‘Blue Ribbon’ recommendations can help repair Alberta’s finances

    Earlier today, the Government of Alberta released the recommendations of its “Blue Ribbon Panel” on Alberta’s finances. The report provides a thorough overview of the challenges Alberta’s government faces related to deficits and debt ...

  5. Alberta’s government finances require swift reform, reduction in spending

    Soon the “Blue Ribbon Panel on Alberta’s Finances,” tasked with developing a plan to eliminate Alberta’s sizeable budget deficit and restore the province to fiscal sustainability, will deliver its long-awaited report. When considering ...

  6. Spending Beyond Our Means: Addressing the Root Cause of Alberta’s Deficit

    In May of 2019, Alberta’s newly elected United Conservative Party created the Blue Ribbon Panel on Alberta’s Finances. The panel’s mandate was to develop recommendations to achieve a balanced operating budget without tax increases by 2022/23. This ...

  7. Alberta’s smaller than anticipated deficit shouldn’t lead to complacency

    Appeared in the Calgary Sun, July 10, 2019 Alberta’s yearend financial report was released at the end of June, and painted a slightly less dim view of provincial finances than previously forecasted. The provincial deficit clocked-in at $6.7 billion, ...

  8. 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 ...

  9. Alberta's election is over—now comes the hard part

    Last week, Albertans went to the polls and gave Jason Kenney’s United Conservative Party a majority government. While Kenney has earned a mandate to govern for four years, the hard work of rebuilding the province’s fiscal and economic ...

  10. Alberta throne speech disconnected from reality

    The Alberta government Monday delivered its throne speech for 2019. Unfortunately, the speech seemed utterly disconnected from the fiscal and economic challenges facing Alberta and the corresponding need for an ambitious policy response. ...