Reading Time: 3 minutes Labour costs make up more than half of the government’s operating budget
Tag: Kenney Government
Equalization rebate should go to Albertans, not the Alberta government
Reading Time: 3 minutes If the feds send the larger equalization rebate to Alberta, then it should be made out to the taxpayers who have been paying the bills
Alberta government flip-flops on corporate welfare
Reading Time: 3 minutes It’s time for the UCP to drop its newfound interest in picking winners and losers
Alberta is right to expand its employee sunshine list
Reading Time: 3 minutes The single biggest day-to-day expense for the Alberta government is labour costs
Alberta’s desperation opens the door to environmental ruin
Reading Time: 3 minutes The government of Premier Jason Kenney has decided to end a 44-year moratorium on open-pit coal mining in southern Alberta
No-fault insurance runs counter to free-market ideals
Reading Time: 3 minutes Alberta Finance Minister Travis Toews says companies tell him they’re selling insurance at a loss. So why are they even selling insurance?
Corporate tax cuts aren’t just a handout to the rich
Reading Time: 3 minutes Higher corporate income tax doesn’t just impose costs on people who own corporations, but also people who work for them
Alberta sweeps away energy industry roadblocks
Reading Time: 3 minutes A new bill eliminates non-functional regulations, reduces approval timelines, and emphasizes efficiency and certainty in the approval process
Alberta can reduce income taxes by cutting government labour costs
Reading Time: 3 minutes Tying income tax relief with savings from bringing government compensation in line with costs in other provinces will help put Alberta back on its feet
The big question about Alberta referendums is why?
Reading Time: 3 minutes The government has all the information it needs if it’s going to appeal to the rest of Canada for a fairer equalization deal