The Report Card on Alberta’s Elementary Schools 2013 reports a variety of relevant, objective indicators of school performance. By doing so, the Report Card assists parents when they choose a school for their children and encourages and assists all those seeking to improve their school.

Alberta’s $22-Billion Lost Opportunity calculates the economic cost of the province’s inability to hold government spending to the rate of inflation plus population growth. The report examines the history of Alberta budgets starting in fiscal year 2005/06 up until 2012/13 and concludes that successive Alberta governments failed to control spending and plan for fluctuating resource prices.

Policy conflict and fiscal crisis in the United States and Europe have spurred concerns about policy uncertainty and its economic effects. Many policymakers, businesspeople, and the media suggest that the political crisis in Washington is leading firms and consumers to postpone hiring and spending decisions, stalling the recovery from the 2007-2009 recession.