Reading Time: 3 minutes Ignores root cause of Alberta’s deteriorating fiscal position – runaway spending
Author: Steve Lafleur
Steve's past work has focused primarily on housing, transportation, local government and inter-governmental fiscal relations. His current focus is on economic competitiveness of jurisdictions in the Prairie provinces.
To limit its debt, Alberta must restrain its spending
Reading Time: 4 minutes The spending choices it makes will have a substantial effect on how much debt is passed along to future Albertans
Say goodbye to the Alberta Tax Advantage
Reading Time: 3 minutes Misguided policies eroding Alberta’s tax advantage
Cash from Ottawa won’t solve Alberta’s deficit problems
Reading Time: 3 minutes Low oil prices aren’t what’s driving Alberta’s fiscal troubles
Kudos, and caveats, for Alberta’s royalty review
Reading Time: 3 minutes The recommendation that the provincial government “seize opportunities to enhance value-added processing” could turn into a fiasco
Oil is a blessing for Alberta – not a curse
Reading Time: 4 minutes Even in bad times, Alberta benefits significantly from its natural resources
Another rating agency tells Alberta to take ‘corrective fiscal action’
Reading Time: 3 minutes Moody’s join Standard and Poor’s to warn of rapid debt accumulation
Alberta wage freeze good first step in getting finances back on track
Reading Time: 3 minutes But even bolder steps to reduce provincial spending needed if the province is not to face greater fiscal challenges down the road
Bad economic news just keeps hammering Alberta
Reading Time: 3 minutes The collapse in oil prices aggravated by Notley government’s economically damaging policies
Alberta credit downgrade a wake-up call to change course
Reading Time: 3 minutes The recent credit downgrade by Standard and Poor’s is another sign of the severity of Alberta’s fiscal problems