Reading Time: 4 minutes The populist trinity of direct democracy – initiative, referendum and recall – is incompatible with the Canadian political system
Tag: Notley government
Don’t blame Alberta teachers for declining math grades
Reading Time: 3 minutes When a province mandates a single curriculum, it eliminates diversity and experimentation that can lead to better methods
Dazed and confused: legalizing cannabis offers no payoff
Reading Time: 4 minutes Provinces and municipalities face a bevy of expenses and a web of regulations. And the tax benefits at all levels are questionable
Why are investors souring on Alberta?
Reading Time: 3 minutes Policy uncertainty almost certainly plays a role
Groundhog Day, Trans Mountain pipeline style
Reading Time: 3 minutes Once again, the National Energy Board will review the contentious project. It’s paralysis by analysis
Trans Mountain pipeline hurdles never end
Reading Time: 4 minutes The long, convoluted path to rejection demonstrates an approval process that is fundamentally flawed on so many levels
Is Canada’s economic future a game of political ping-pong?
Reading Time: 5 minutes A conversation on the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion fiasco and where the nation can go from here
Alberta’s job recovery brings its own set of problems
Reading Time: 3 minutes Instead of a recovering private sector economy, Alberta has simply expanded its government sector
Inflated employee pay at the heart of Alberta government’s debt
Reading Time: 3 minutes From wages to benefits to job security to early retirement, government employee compensation must be constrained
Alberta can spur entrepreneurship by cutting personal income taxes
Reading Time: 3 minutes To stop the decline in entrepreneurship in the province, Alberta must refrain from further increases in the province’s top income tax rate