Economics

June 9th 2021 - Alberta - The Line

Ken Boessenkool: Crossing the line

Ken Boessenkool: Crossing the line

Ken Boessenkool: Crossing the line An act this vile, particularly when its perpetrated by a member of your own community also warrant deep reflection. As I reflect on vile attack on five members of the beautiful Azfaal family — Salman,…

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June 7th 2021 - Alberta - YouTube

Energi Media: Conservative strategist argues for carbon tax as path to smaller government

Energi Media: Conservative strategist argues for carbon tax as path to smaller government

Markham Hislop interviews Ken Boessenkool, long-time conservative strategist and professor at the Max Bell School of Public Policy, about his recent paper, “The Conservative Case for a Carbon Tax.”

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June 4th 2021 - Alberta - The Hub

Ken Boessenkool: The time has come for a new family agenda

Ken Boessenkool: The time has come for a new family agenda

Ken Boessenkool: The time has come for a new family agenda The biggest issue Canada must grapple with over the next 30 years is the health of its families The Hub launched with a core mission of getting Canadians thinking…

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May 13th 2021 - Alberta - The Line

Dear Kenney, purge the disloyal

Dear Kenney, purge the disloyal

Ken Boessenkool: Dear Kenney, purge the disloyal Free advice for an Alberta premier under serious and mounting pressure Memo Date: Monday May 13, 2021 To: Chief of Staff to the Premier of Alberta From: Ken Boessenkool Re: Free advice… worth…

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May 5th 2021 - Economics - The Hub

Ken Boessenkool: The good, the bad and the opportunity in the federal child care plan

Ken Boessenkool: The good, the bad and the opportunity in the federal child care plan

The good, the bad and the opportunity in the federal child care plan Provinces should now counter federal aspirations with their own ideas Canada’s child care infrastructure is far from neat and tidy, but it does have an overarching logic…

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