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1. Canada will likely need more pipelines over next decade

   A memo to the Canadian Minister of Finance dated December 2015 reportedly states that “the low price environment has led to oil production forecasts being revised downwards, meaning that sufficient capacity (from both rail and pipelines) ...

2. A carbon tax is not a 'price'

   Laval University economics professor Stephen Gordon had a recent op-ed in the National Post where he castigates small “c” and big “C” conservatives for their opposition to a carbon tax. I found two things interesting about his piece: (1) ...

3. The Northern Gateway Pipeline and the purpose of ‘duty to consult’

   Enbridge won the support of the majority of aboriginal groups along the path of the pipeline. ...

4. Don’t worry about Canada becoming a ‘petrostate’

   In a recent Bloomberg article, economist Noah Smith warns Canada against becoming a “petrostate.” Petrostates, he writes, are countries that “depend on oil for large percentages of their exports.” He writes further: The problem with the ...

5. Alberta’s carbon tax will lead to loss of jobs, income, exports, revenues, etc.

   The Alberta media is abuzz with the findings of an internal NDP analysis of its first-concept carbon tax. Chris Varcoe, at the Calgary Herald dropped some of the bombshell findings on June 17. To be fair, the carbon tax was not ...

6. Book targets policies and policymakers amid Alberta’s malaise

   In recent years, Albertan politicos have graced constituents with claims that the province was debt free. They actually meant the provincial government had sufficient financial assets on hand to offset the debts, but with the fiscal ...

7. Alberta carbon tax will fund bureaucratic expansion, redistribute wealth of Albertans

   Alberta Minister of Environment and Parks Shannon Phillips recently introduced Bill 20, the Climate Leadership Implementation Act. If there was any doubt that Alberta’s climate plan is little more than expansionary tax-and-spend ...

8. Premier Notley should stop pandering for ‘social license’ and practise energy pragmatism

   Since taking office, Alberta Premier Rachel Notley has been very aggressive on the climate file. Attempting to remedy what she portrayed as a history of environmental negligence by her predecessors, the premier swiftly increased and ...

9. Chronic spending-driven deficits eroding Alberta’s financial position

   Not so long ago, the Government of Alberta’s financial position was strong. In 2007/08 the province had net financial assets (the difference between financial assets and liabilities) amounting to $35 billion. In other words, the ...

10. Alberta’s budget does not strike at root of province’s fiscal problems

    There’s no question that Premier Rachel Notley and her government were dealt a tough hand upon taking office when it comes to the state of provincial finances. Rapid spending increases by successive Progressive Conservative governments ...