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  1. Education Spending in Public Schools in Canada, 2021 Edition

    This study examines changes in education spending on public schools in Canada from 2013/14 to 2017/18. It is clear from the data that from 2013/14 to 2017/18 Canada has increased education spending in public schools beyond what was required to account for ...

  2. Alberta’s finances—back to the ’90s?

    During the early 1990s, the federal government and many provinces faced fiscal challenges so daunting that many described the situation as a crisis. As governments across the country run historically large deficits in response to the ...

  3. Canada’s ‘Fiscal Stabilization’ program—what is it, and is it working well?

    The Trudeau government recently announced reforms to Canada’s contentious Fiscal Stabilization Program (FSP), which delivers payments to provinces that experience a sharp year-over-year decline in revenue. It’s useful to think of the FSP ...

  4. Rising debt-interest payments further threaten Alberta government’s deteriorating fiscal situation

    Appeared in the Calgary Sun, December 9, 2020 Last week in this space, we outlined the Alberta government’s deteriorating finances, as spelled out in the Kenney government’s recent fiscal update, which projects that the province will rack up $50.0 billion ...

  5. Ontario’s finances—back to the ’90s?

    During the early 1990s, the federal government and many provinces faced severe fiscal challenges so daunting that many described the situation as a crisis. As governments across the country run historically large deficits in response to ...

  6. Kenney government must reduce spending to right fiscal ship

    Appeared in the Calgary Sun, December 2, 2020 Alberta’s government finances are in trouble. In its fiscal update last week, the Kenney government forecasted a historic deficit of $21.3 billion in 2020/21, with sizable deficits over the following two years ...

  7. Alberta fiscal update projects budget deficits over next three years—with consequences

    According to the Kenney government’s mid-year update released on Tuesday, Alberta’s fiscal troubles are far from over. The update projects a $21.3 billion budget deficit in 2020/21, a $15.5 billion deficit in 2021/22 and a $9.9 billion ...

  8. Alberta’s government debt was unsustainable—before COVID

    Appeared in National Newswatch, November 12, 2020 The Kenney government will release a three-year fiscal update later this month, and will be tempted to blame Alberta’s fiscal challenges on COVID-19. While the COVID-induced recession has certainly ...

  9. Alberta should better align government-sector compensation with the private sector

    In light of a projected $24.2 billion deficit, the Kenney government has asked unionized civil servants in Alberta to take a 4 per cent salary reduction this year. Alberta Finance Minister Travis Toews said the proposal “reflects the ...

  10. High spending and persistent deficits have driven Alberta’s government debt problem

    The Kenney government is asking Albertans for input on how to tackle the province’s growing debt and begin a path towards a more prosperous future. But before determining a path forward, it’s necessary to understand the province’s fiscal ...