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Governing Alberta

2013-05-09T16:30:30+00:00

This report uses public opinion data to examine citizens’ views on governance in Alberta. It addresses respondents' opinions on popular democracy, political alienation, and the workings of government.

Taking the Reins

2013-04-17T16:30:13+00:00

The public interest is not served by the Alberta government's current promotion and encouragement of unfettered development of the province's bitumen reserves. A high quality of life for all Albertans is best pursued by slowing down development of the tar sands.

Stabilizing Alberta’s revenues

2013-02-28T18:00:51+00:00

This report shows that the only workable solution to Alberta's fiscal woes is an increase in corporate taxation and a return to a progressive income tax regime in the province, and that Albertans would support such a move.

Delivery Matters

2013-02-19T17:28:57+00:00

Alberta’s contracting out of infrastructure maintenance to private firms has resulted in decreased transparency and accountability, and has put Alberta taxpayer dollars at risk.

A social policy framework for Alberta

2012-11-01T16:31:58+00:00

Despite Alberta’s obvious wealth, inequality and disparity in the province are growing faster than almost anywhere else in the country.

Impaired Judgement

2012-10-30T17:35:37+00:00

A comparative study of liquor systems in Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia.

Delivery Matters

2012-04-18T17:30:24+00:00

This fact sheet examines the rapid expansion of private contracts to manage the operation and maintenance of public infrastructure in Alberta.

Delivery Matters

2012-04-10T16:33:17+00:00

Using Calgary's Health Resources Centre as a case study, this report explores the delivery of clinical services, specifically total hip and knee replacements, through private, for-profit clinics, and compares their cost and impacts versus public delivery.

Misplaced Generosity: Update 2012

2012-03-15T17:30:36+00:00

Alberta’s oil and gas industry continues to rake in billions of dollars’ worth of profits while the provincial government continues to run deficits and underfund education and health care services in the province. The report looks at the latest figures for oil industry profits an

Women’s equality a long way off in Alberta

2012-03-07T18:00:56+00:00

Alberta continues to lag behind the rest of the country in terms of women’s equality, wages, and family-related benefits and services.