Monday, December 23

Headlines from 2022

Premier Smith and Finance Minister Toews Source: The Toronto Star

 

December

A Nod to Independence- Alberta Sovereignty (within a United Canada) Act-

Hyndman papers- Pocklington introduced to the Alberta government via ATB- 1983

Peter Pocklington and Wayne Gretzky Source: CBS Sports

Mid-year Financial Update- more spending, less revenue

Despite soaring profits, oil companies are not paying enough for their environmental damage

First published in The Conversation and reprinted in paper edition of The Globe and Mail

November

Presentation to the Real Estate Council of Alberta

What does Danielle Smith think?

Exxon money leaving Alberta’s oilpatch

October

Reflections on 2 political conventions – Alberta style

Alberta PST- ESNA presentation

Brian Jean

Federal guidance for best-in-class -Alberta’s carbon pipeline-Pathways “plan”

Premier Danielle Smith- Buckle-up

Timber Management Agreements- politics and consultation rights

PST- the Political Suicide Tax

First published in The Conversation

Character and the UCP leadership race

September

The UCP Front-runners- Policy Analysis

De Havilland exits Ontario: Destination Wheatland County, Alberta

A Sales Tax for Alberta- Why and How Book Launch

First Quarter Update- Sunny update reveals some cracks

Source: Oilsandspathways.ca

Who owns the Big Four?

How the Big Four compare to the Big Five (banks)

Is Oil sands consolidation a threat to Alberta Democracy?

First published in The Conversation and reprinted in paper edition of The Globe and Mail

July

A Sales Tax for Alberta and the UCP leadership race

Alberta’s Job Creation Tax Cut: Theory and Reality              

Leadership

June

IT’S FINALLY ARRIVED: A Sales Tax for Alberta: Why and How

Hyndman Papers: public vs. private investment and rising interest rates

Balancing Pool Act- Public interest or political posturing

May

Sequoia Resources- Abuse of Process brought to a halt in “common sense” Court of Appeal decision

Alberta 4- Canada 1: Alberta Court of Appeal on the Impact Assessment Act

April

Can AIMCo be Fixed? Presentation to the Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs

De Havilland -Update                    

March

Energy company shareholders getting paid back after years of famine

Budget 2022- Analysis and Opinion

February

Budget 2022: the 2023 election begins

Student Protest                                                               

Hyndman Papers- Budget 1982-83                          

Budget 2022- Alberta’s Fiscal Dilemma                  

January

Central bank, OSFI take reins on climate change- Alberta’s oil and gas economy will be changed by federal regulators

                                                           

Gordon Laxer on Big Foreign Oil

Some charts                                              

Source: Bank of Canada                      

Alberta’s Revenue Options: Presentation to Association of Retired University Professors, U of A

New Year’s Limerick