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Government’s spendthrift ways are burying Albertans in debt
By Steve Lafleur, Ben Eisen | February 27, 2017
Spending growth by successive Alberta governments primary reason for big deficit
By Ben Eisen, Steve Lafleur | February 23, 2017
Is red tape on new homebuilding in Calgary pushing newcomers to the suburbs?
By Steve Lafleur, Josef Filipowicz | February 20, 2017
Let's make room for skilled workers in Metro Vancouver
By Steve Lafleur, Josef Filipowicz | February 17, 2017
Census results prove that Canada needs a strong Alberta economy
By Steve Lafleur, Ben Eisen | February 17, 2017
Despite big deficit, Alberta leads the country in spending growth
By Ben Eisen, Steve Lafleur | February 8, 2017
Servicing government debt imposes real costs on Albertans
By Steve Lafleur, Charles Lammam | January 31, 2017
Memo to the White House—if it matters, measure it
By Ben Eisen, Steve Lafleur | January 27, 2017
Spending increases continue to drive Alberta’s chronic deficits
By Steve Lafleur, Ben Eisen | January 27, 2017
Alberta's Budget Deficit: Why Spending is to Blame, 2017
By Steve Lafleur, Ben Eisen, Milagros Palacios, Charles Lammam | January 26, 2017
Yes, Alberta’s tax advantage is gone
By Steve Lafleur, Ben Eisen | January 10, 2017
B.C.’s interest-free loans could hurt new homebuyers more than it helps
By Steve Lafleur, Josef Filipowicz | January 10, 2017
The End of the Alberta Tax Advantage
By Ben Eisen, Steve Lafleur, Milagros Palacios | January 5, 2017
Sorry, Premier Notley, this was not a good year for Alberta
By Steve Lafleur | December 26, 2016
Lack of growth, not inequality, is Alberta’s biggest problem
By Steve Lafleur | December 21, 2016
Toronto needs road tolls to tame gridlock
By Steve Lafleur, Kenneth P. Green | December 12, 2016
Dear Minister Ceci, when you’re in a hole, stop digging
By Steve Lafleur, Ben Eisen | December 1, 2016
Vancouver’s tax on vacant homes misses the point—we need to build more homes
By Steve Lafleur, Josef Filipowicz | November 28, 2016
Manitoba latest province to join pact that facilitates trade across provincial lines
By Steve Lafleur | November 28, 2016
Spending choices, not a drop in oil prices, spurred Alberta’s chronic deficits
By Steve Lafleur, Ben Eisen | November 24, 2016
The worst might be over for Alberta’s economy, but not for government finances
By Steve Lafleur, Ben Eisen | November 22, 2016
During the oil boom, Texas spent prudently, Alberta did not
By Steve Lafleur | November 21, 2016
How Texas avoided big deficits when oil prices fell
By Ben Eisen, Steve Lafleur | November 18, 2016
One Energy Boom, Two Approaches: Fiscal Restraint Has Left Texas in Better Shape than Alberta
By Ben Eisen, Steve Lafleur, Joel Emes | November 17, 2016
Ontario opposes foreign buyers tax, but housing affordability must be addressed
By Kenneth P. Green, Steve Lafleur, Josef Filipowicz | November 8, 2016
Red tape in Calgary stifling housing supply as home prices soar
By Kenneth P. Green, Steve Lafleur, Josef Filipowicz | November 7, 2016
White House urges deregulation to boost housing supply—Canadian policymakers should take note
By Steve Lafleur, Josef Filipowicz | October 26, 2016
Provincial health ministers hope to pass the buck to Ottawa
By Steve Lafleur, Bacchus Barua | October 25, 2016
Don’t count on oil rebound to solve Alberta’s fiscal problems
By Steve Lafleur, Ben Eisen | October 24, 2016
Notley misdiagnoses Alberta’s fiscal problems and offers no workable solutions
By Steve Lafleur, Charles Lammam | October 21, 2016
Counting Votes: Essays on Electoral Reform
By Lydia Miljan, John Pepall, Jason Clemens, Taylor Jackson, Steve Lafleur, Joel Emes, Patrice Dutil | October 20, 2016
Minister Philpott should stand firm on federal health transfers
By Bacchus Barua, Steve Lafleur, Ben Eisen | September 30, 2016
Look to 1990s welfare reform to help fix Canada’s health-care system
By Steve Lafleur, Ben Eisen | September 26, 2016
Less Ottawa, More Province: How Decentralization Is Key to Health Care Reform
By Ben Eisen, Bacchus Barua, Jason Clemens, Steve Lafleur | September 22, 2016
Canadian health-care fix—innovation, not more money
By Bacchus Barua, Steve Lafleur, Ben Eisen | September 15, 2016
If health care innovation is key, set the provinces free
By Bacchus Barua, Steve Lafleur, Ben Eisen | September 8, 2016
Palo Alto—a cautionary tale for Vancouver
By Josef Filipowicz, Steve Lafleur | September 6, 2016
Don’t blame the oil crash or wildfires for Alberta’s deficit
By Steve Lafleur, Ben Eisen | September 1, 2016
Fiscal update shows Alberta’s financial position deteriorating more rapidly than expected
By Steve Lafleur, Ben Eisen | August 26, 2016
Alberta poised to outdo Ontario on budget deficits
By Ben Eisen, Steve Lafleur | August 25, 2016
Alberta’s first-quarter fiscal update reveals worsening fiscal picture
By Steve Lafleur | August 23, 2016
Federal government touts Chinese investment while B.C. government discourages it
By Steve Lafleur, Josef Filipowicz | August 22, 2016
Errors and faulty arguments underlie argument for $15 minimum wage
By Charles Lammam, Steve Lafleur, Hugh MacIntyre | August 18, 2016
Retroactive nature of new tax on foreign owners threatens rule of law, investment in B.C.
By Kenneth P. Green, Josef Filipowicz, Steve Lafleur | August 11, 2016
How Alberta lost its business-friendly image
By Steve Lafleur, Jason Clemens | August 10, 2016
New jobs numbers underscore need for improved investment climate in Alberta
By Steve Lafleur | August 8, 2016
Allow housing supply to react to housing demand in Toronto, Vancouver and beyond
By Kenneth P. Green, Steve Lafleur, Josef Filipowicz | August 8, 2016
Backlog of development approvals aggravating housing woes in Metro Vancouver
By Steve Lafleur, Josef Filipowicz | August 3, 2016
Red tape drives Canada’s housing affordability woes—not foreign buyers
By Kenneth P. Green, Steve Lafleur, Josef Filipowicz | July 29, 2016
CMHC confirms that housing supply is the problem in Vancouver
By Steve Lafleur, Josef Filipowicz | July 29, 2016