How to not spend $41 billion
The following OpEd was published in the Calgary Sun One the most important principles of economics is ‘trade-offs.’ That is, that using resources for one thing means that they cannot be used for...
View ArticlePrudent Financial Management Starts with Honest Numbers
Finance Minister Robin Campbell: Source, Calgary Herald On February 24th, PC Finance Minister Robin Campbell released the province’s third quarter fiscal update showing a $465 million projected surplus...
View ArticleIt’s Time to Stop the Blame Game & Solve Alberta’s Fiscal Crisis
Source: Canadian Taxpayers Federation On August 31st, the NDP government released its First Quarter Fiscal Update. That update is telling of the state of Alberta’s finances, and the picture isn’t...
View ArticleBudget Takes us from Bad to Worse
Alberta’s NDP finally introduced their long-awaited first budget on October 27th. It won’t come as any surprise to readers that as a fiscally conservative Wildrose MLA, I’m not a big fan of it, but...
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