The story of a repeatedly jilted lover who, with vain hope, returns again and again to his partner is tragically familiar. Just as familiar as, say, provincial governments asking Ottawa for additional dollars for health care.  In the beginning of…

The debate over Ottawa’s equalization payments to economically disadvantaged provinces is not primarily about special treatment or about disincentives the program creates for recipient provinces.  The real debate is about the proper role of nonrenewable resources within the equalization program. …

While only the truly paranoid would argue there is a risk of a repeat of the disastrous National Energy Program, Albertans are right to be nervous of Ottawa operating solo when it comes to discussing continental energy policy with the…

This new AIMS study, the first in AIMS Oil & Gas Series, outlines a win-win strategy to reduce the overall cost of equalization and put more money into the hands of the provinces in the long term. The paper’s author Ken…

It may seem like an odd time to forecast a rebalancing of power between Ottawa and the provinces with the forces for centralization as strong as they are in Ottawa.  However, the current realignment of two provinces — Ontario and…