A Better Future – Recommended Reading
Updated 27 March 2023
A Better Future: Fiscal Recommendations to Position Alberta for Success, authored by Todd Hirsch for NDP leader Rachel Notley was released Friday 23 March. Hirsch, ATB’s Chief Economist (2007-2022) is deeply knowledgeable about Alberta’s economy and the financial system having worked earlier in his career at the Bank of Canada (full disclosure: I hired Todd while I was at ATB Financial). In short, he is a respected economist and a consummate communicator,
A Better Future is a valuable contribution to a long overview discussion of Alberta’s public finances.
In the Introduction, Rachel Notley observes the following.
Albertans want and deserve excellent healthcare and a top-flight education
The Government of Alberta relies on natural resources revenue.
Natural resourc...