Ken Boessenkool

January 24th 2023 - Economics - The Line

Ken Boessenkool and Mike Moffatt: Macklem can’t afford another bad call

We urge the governor to avoid leaping to overly rose-coloured conclusions. “I have put a lot of emphasis today on the things we don’t know.” — Stephen Poloz, November 3, 2014 “So we expect that inflation is going to remain…

February 28th 2022 - Alberta - CBC

Good luck or good management, Alberta’s latest budget is good politically for Jason Kenney

Alberta premier is going into his leadership review with a solid narrative on his side, writes Ken Boessenkool Ken Boessenkool · for CBC Opinion · This column is an opinion from Ken Boessenkool, a professor at the Max Bell School…

November 17th 2021 - Alberta - The Line

Ken Boessenkool and Mike Moffatt: It’s time for the banana talk, Mr. Macklem

The Bank of Canada needs to clearly communicate to Canadians what’s happening with inflation. By: Ken Boessenkool and Mike Moffatt Canada’s headline inflation rate (the Consumer Price Index) is bursting through the upper end of the Bank of Canada’s target…

November 16th 2021 - Alberta - The Line

Flipping the Line: The conservative coalition constantly changes. That’s fine.

FPTP isn’t a problem. It means you can shed portions of the right furthest from, or most offensive to, the mainstream. The Line welcomes angry rebuttals and responses to our work. The best will be featured in our ongoing series,…

November 1st 2021 - Alberta - Globe and Mail

The battles have been won, and the old political axioms are dead. Carbon taxes are here to stay

KEN BOESSENKOOL AND MIKE MOFFATT SPECIAL TO THE GLOBE AND MAIL PUBLISHED OCTOBER 29, 2021 After more than a decade of hard, public democratic debate between the “no carbon tax” crowd and those advocating for a “carbon tax now,” the…