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1. Even in a weakened state, Alberta still props up federal finances

   Appeared in the Edmonton Journal, May 21, 2019 Albertans have endured more than their share of economic pain over the past several years. The province is still emerging from one of the worst recessions in its history and the recovery has been tepid and ...

2. B.C. government acknowledges how land-use regulations help determine home prices

   The Government of British Columbia recently released a report about the extent and effects of money laundering in the province’s real estate sector. It’s understandably difficult to measure criminal activity specifically designed to go ...

3. How Albertans Continue to Keep Federal Finances Afloat

   In a 2017 study, we measured Alberta’s net contribution to Canada’s economy during the most recent economic boom in the province. We showed that when it comes to overall economic growth, job creation, or business investment, Alberta made a ...

4. 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 ...

5. Trudeau housing plan ignores local drivers of affordability

   Tuesday’s federal budget committed to “help make homeownership more affordable for first-time home buyers,” notably through “shared equity mortgages” aimed at lowering monthly mortgage payments, and increasing the amount first-time buyers ...

6. Kenney stands by Notley’s personal income tax hike

   Today, Alberta Premier Rachel Notley called a provincial election for April 16. The candidates will debate many issues over the next four weeks including taxes. Alberta UCP Leader Jason Kenney recently announced that, if elected, his ...

7. 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. ...

8. Corporate income tax reductions—good for all Albertans

   Until recently, Alberta had the most pro-growth tax regime in Canada and one of the most economically competitive tax regimes in North America. One feature of this system was a 10 per cent provincial general corporate income tax (CIT) ...

9. Alberta needs corporate tax relief to reinvigorate economy

   Appeared in the Calgary Herald, March 15, 2019 Alberta’s Opposition leader recently said he plans to reduce Alberta’s corporate income tax from 12 per cent to 8 per cent. That would be welcomed news. In 2014, Alberta had both the lowest corporate income ...

10. A Spending Framework for Alberta: Balancing the Need for Deficit Elimination and Tax Reform

    This paper calculates the extent of spending reductions that Alberta would need to make over the next three years to eliminate the province’s budget deficit by fiscal year 2021/22 while also creating the necessary fiscal room for pro-growth tax relief. ...