April 27th 2022 - Family - The Hub

Looking to fix housing? Run for mayor, not prime minister

Looking to fix housing? Run for mayor, not prime minister

Less government is preferable to more government Ken Boessenkool | April 27, 2022 One of the biggest challenges—admittedly surmountable—with being an aspiring conservative politician is that we want less of what it is we are trying to run, which is…

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April 20th 2022 - Alberta - The Line

Kenney has a chance. But his strategy sure is depressing

Kenney has a chance. But his strategy sure is depressing

The more I think about it, the more likely it seems that Alberta will have a new government by the end of this year. By: Ken Boessenkool I’ve seen some pretty depressing political strategies in my day, but Alberta United…

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April 20th 2022 - Border - Canadian Tax Journal

Policy Forum: Border Carbon Adjustments— Four Practical Challenges

Policy Forum: Border Carbon Adjustments— Four Practical Challenges

Canadian tax journal / revue fiscale Canadienne (2022) Ken Boessenkool, Mike Moffatt, Aaron Cosbey, and Michael Bernstein* * Ken Boessenkool is of the Max Bell School of Public Policy and the C.D. Howe Institute, Vulcan, Alberta (e-mail: ken@sidicus.com); Mike Moffatt…

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March 24th 2022 - Federal/Provincial Relations - The Line

Pick a Conservative leader who can win

Pick a Conservative leader who can win

Facing a quasi-formal coalition between the Liberals and the NDP, the Conservatives are at a serious disadvantage. Deal with it. In 2011, Stephen Harper’s election rally cry was “You can have a Liberal, NDP, Bloc coalition… or you can have…

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March 4th 2022 - Archive -

Killing the ‘carbon tax’ is back while some Conservatives seek credible climate plans

Killing the ‘carbon tax’ is back while some Conservatives seek credible climate plans

The Canadian Press Stephanie Taylor and Mickey Djuric Publishing date: Mar 04, 2022 A group of longtime Conservatives is advocating for leadership hopefuls to develop credible climate plans at the same time as cancelling the federal carbon price has emerged…

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