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Don’t Spend Away the Windfall: Better Options for Alberta’s Unexpected Revenues
Don’t squander Alberta’s surpluses by spending them— instead, lower taxes, pay off the debt and/or re-establish rainy-day fund
Study
Race to the Bottom: Comparing the Recent Deficits of Alberta and Ontario
Alberta’s current deficits much larger than Ontario’s during aftermath of 2009 recession
Study
Why Is Alberta’s Deficit Still So Big?
Government spending—not low oil prices—to blame for this year’s $8.8 billion deficit
Study
Canada’s Past Fiscal Leaders Are Now Fiscal Laggards: An Analysis of 2017 Provincial Budgets
Once-powerful Alberta and Ontario now fiscal laggards in Canada; Saskatchewan and Quebec now more prudent financial managers
Study
Alternative Paths for Alberta's Budget: Balance by 2023/24 Is Not Enough
Alberta government could balance its budget sooner than 2023/24 with modest spending discipline
Study
The Growing Debt Burden for Canadians: 2024 Edition
Canada’s combined federal-provincial debt will approach $2.2 trillion in 2023/24
Study
The Growing Debt Burden for Canadians: 2023 Edition
Canada’s combined federal-provincial debt will exceed $2 trillion in 2022/23; Ontario has the highest provincial debt as a share of economy
Study
Shifting Priorities: From Deficit Spending to Paying down the Debt and Lowering Taxes
Shifting Priorities: From Deficit Spending to Paying down the Debt and Lowering Taxes
Commentary
Alberta taxpayers on the hook (again) for government debt interest
Appeared in the Edmonton Sun