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  1. Notley government must change course to avoid more red ink

    Appeared in the Calgary Herald The Notley government in Alberta took office facing severe fiscal challenges.  Unfortunately, this week’s fiscal update from Alberta Finance Minister Joe Ceci shows that the new government’s early actions have made a bad ...

  2. Ontario credit downgrade yet another sign for fiscal policy change

    Appeared in the Toronto Sun, July 18, 2015 Last week, Standard and Poor’s announced a downgrade to Ontario’s long-term credit rating, pointing to the province’s “very weak budgetary performance.” The downgrade, which has the potential to increase the cost ...

  3. Rachel Notley is Bob Rae 2.0

    Appeared in the Toronto Sun There are many parallels between Alberta’s first NDP premier, Rachel Notley, and Ontario’s only NDP premier, Bob Rae. Some similarities, like the fact neither was expected to even contest the election let alone form a majority ...

  4. Dear Mr. Clark, please tell the premier revenue is not Ontario’s problem

    Appeared in the Financial Post According to the Globe and Mail, Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne has a new advisor, former TD Bank chief executive officer, Ed Clark. Mr. Clark will apparently advise the government on a host of issues including finding new ...

  5. Can Alberta's NDP Government Clean up the PC Fiscal Mess? It Wouldn’t Be The First Time

    Appeared in the Edmonton Journal Rachel Notley’s New Democratic government faces severe fiscal challenges it did not create, but it has an opportunity to solve them. Will her NDP government clean up the fiscal mess left behind by its Progressive ...

  6. Fiscal Policy Lessons for Alberta's New Government from other NDP Governments

    Rachel Notley’s New Democratic government in Alberta takes office facing significant fiscal and economic challenges. The fiscal policy choices the new government makes will play an important role in shaping the future fiscal health and economic prospects ...

  7. Throne Speech portends big blow to Alberta’s investment climate

    Alberta’s economy is still on shaky ground as oil prices remain depressed relative to last year’s levels. ...

  8. Equalization allows Nova Scotia and New Brunswick to pass up jobs, income, and tax revenues

    Appeared in the New Brunswick Telegraph Journal, New Glasgow Daily News, and Red Deer Advocate Dec 23, 2014 Canada’s federal equalization program is motivated by good intentions. However, the program has unintended consequences, and creates perverse ...

  9. Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and the Equalization Policy Crutch

    The equalization program creates disincentives in have-not provinces for economic development that would act to increase own-source revenues. The 2007 equalization reform sought to weaken these disincentives for natural resource development by excluding ...