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  1. Government debt—the burden on Albertans continues to grow

    At quick glance, you might think Albertans are fortunate to have a relatively low provincial debt burden. But that’s an incomplete and perhaps misleading story. In reality, the debt burden for Albertans is growing quickly. Of course, the ...

  2. Painful decade for Alberta finances finally over

    Appeared in the Edmonton Journal, January 7, 2020 As we begin the 2020s, let’s hope it’s a better decade for Alberta government finances, which took a beating over the last 10 years. Here’s a quick recap. The province entered the decade in an enviable ...

  3. What’s Changed, By How Much, and What Remains to be Done: An Analysis of Alberta’s Budget

    Since 2008/09, Alberta has run a nearly uninterrupted string of budget deficits. This bulletin analyzes the recently tabled 2019 Alberta budget to assess the extent to which it represents a change of course from the policy approach that has ...

  4. Alberta ready for another ride on the Resource Revenue Roller-coaster

    Appeared in Maclean's, December 4, 2019 Alberta’s government finances are in shambles. Last year, the province ran a $6.7 billion operating deficit. Even this deficit number, however, understates Alberta’s fiscal woes because last year the government ...

  5. Comparing Government and Private Sector Compensation in Ontario, 2019

    Main Conclusions Using data on individual workers from January to December 2018, this report estimates the wage differential between the government and private sectors in Ontario. It also evaluates four non-wage benefits for which data are available to ...

  6. Comparing Government and Private Sector Compensation in Alberta, 2019

    Main Conclusions Using data on individual workers from January to December 2018, this report estimates the wage differential between the government and private sectors in Alberta. It also evaluates four non-wage benefits for which data are available to ...

  7. Property tax rates in Calgary and Edmonton much higher for businesses than residents

    Appeared in the Calgary Sun, November 21, 2019 In recent years, Calgary has learned the hard way about relying too heavily on the commercial property tax base to fund local services. Due to the significant drop in downtown commercial real estate values, ...

  8. Ontario vs. Michigan—a tale of two manufacturing jurisdictions

    Ontario has suffered more than its share of economic pain in recent years, particularly in its manufacturing sector. Southwestern Ontario, once the manufacturing heartland of the country, has seen its manufacturing sector battered for ...

  9. Why Is Equalization Still Growing?

    Equalization is a federal government program that aims to provide all Canadians with access to comparable public services at comparable levels of taxation. To do this, it transfers federal tax dollars collected from taxpayers across the country directly ...

  10. Alberta’s era of fiscal complacency is over

    Appeared in the Calgary Herald, October 24, 2019 On Thursday, the United Conservative Party led by Premier Jason Kenney delivered its first budget. On the campaign trail, UCP members regularly stressed the need to tackle Alberta’s deficit, which is ...