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Ten things to know about the recent Alberta budget
With oil prices rising, now would be a very good time to start thinking about making enhancements to social investment over the long term
Free to ROAM: Fare-free public transportation arrives in Alberta
One solution to the transit death spiral is to make transit free for riders and find alternative funding. In the past decade, at least six towns in Canada have made public transit free on local routes, including three in Alberta.
Ten things to know about the 2021 Alberta budget
Here are 10 things worth knowing about the latest Alberta budget, its major changes to spending and taxation, and its projected deficit of $18.2 billion.
10 things to know about the 2020-21 Alberta budget
The 2020-21 Alberta budget was tabled on February 27, just four months after the previous post-election budget. Jason Kenney’s United Conservative government is cutting public…
Ten things to know about income support for low-income households in Alberta
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Ten things to know about the 2019-20 Alberta budget
On October 24 (halfway through the fiscal year) Alberta finance minister Travis Toews tabled the 2019-20 Alberta budget. The first provincial budget of Jason Kenney’s…
Ten things to know about affordable housing in Alberta
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Homelessness, harm reduction and Housing First
I was recently invited to give a presentation at a two-day event discussing the overdose crisis and First Nations, with a focus on southern Alberta.…
Ten considerations for the next Alberta budget
On November 16, I participated in a workshop organized by the Alberta Alternative Budget Working Group. Held at the University of Alberta’s main campus, speakers…
It’s time: Alberta needs a sales tax
Alberta is the only Canadian province without a sales tax. That needs to change. With its own sales tax, Alberta could afford to make important…
Homelessness and employment: The case of Calgary
On March 8, I gave a guest presentation to students in Professor Naomi Lightman’s Sociology of Work class at the University of Calgary. I was joined…
Ten things to know about social assistance in Alberta
This is part two of a two-part blog series on social assistance. Part one, which looks at social assistance across Canada, can be accessed here.…
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