This analysis of the Blue-Ribbon Panel on Alberta’s Finances: Report and Recommendations (McKinnon report) includes a description of the construction of the panel- its membership, its mandate, process, and its members’ experience and predispositions. In the second part of the paper, I describe how the construction of the panel predetermined its recommendations.  And finally, using … Continue reading Critical Review of the Blue Ribbon Panel on Alberta’s Finances (MacKinnon Report)