Alberta’s Fiscal Dilemma

Excerpt from forthcoming book of essays about an Alberta sales tax. Alberta’s fiscal dilemma, which has vexed provincial politicians since 1905, is the public’s expectation that governments will provide a high level of services and maintain low taxes.  Services in the early years were basic education, roads, railways, telephones, relief, public buildings, and irrigation canals. … Continue reading Alberta’s Fiscal Dilemma