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Alberta Budget Predictions
The following OpEd was published in the Calgary Herald and Edmonton Journal With the province’s budget about to come down in early March, it’s time to read the entrails of what Albertans can expect...
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Bill 12 Will Usher in “Substandard Government”
Back in 1991, Provincial Treasurer Dick Johnston declared to the world: “The 1991 budget delivers on all our commitments to Albertans. Mr. Speaker, this is a balanced budget.” Unfortunately it wasn’t...
View ArticleThe REAL Deficit for 2012-13
On June 27th, Finance Minister Doug Horner released the 2012-13 Annual Financial Report for the province of Alberta, with what presumably passes for a calculation of the deficit: $2.8 billion. This...
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Alberta Needs to Reboot Budget to Deal with Flooding
The following OpEd was publish in the July 5th edition of the Calgary Herald and Edmonton Journal On June 20, tens of thousands of households and businesses had to throw their plans for the current...
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Why is the Premier’s Office so Upset with the CTF’s Deficit Projection?
Today, Premier Redford’s Director of Communications, Stefan Baranski got upset with the CTF for projecting that the deficit for this year would be approximately $8.1 billion. Now, this is...
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CTF Calls the Government’s Budget Bluff
Yesterday I was in Edmonton for the first quarter Fiscal and Economic Update. Following in the 2013-14 budget’s tradition, Horner went out of his way to keep spending off the books and present a...
View ArticleCTF Does the Math on Province’s Debt
At the end of August, Finance Minister Doug Horner released the province’s first quarter Fiscal and Economic Update. The minister boasted that Alberta’s books might end up between a $247 million...
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Government pension reform is in everyone’s interest
Finance Minister Doug Horner is enjoying a brief moment of fiscal responsibility. After two years of throwing caution to the wind with the province’s finances, the minister is finally making a few...
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