Ken Boessenkool is a partner in Kool Topp & Guy Public Affairs. The government of Canada has responded to the economic crisis facing Canadian families by proposing to spend $27-billion dollars, by making existing programs easier to access (employment insurance);…

All conservatives have been intrigued by the spat between the big-c Conservative government and the small-c conservative Fraser Institute over the effectiveness of the federal government’s $47.2-billion Economic Action Plan.

There is a very interesting story buried in the recent TD Bank report on equalization payments, but it’s not the one that generated most of the heat and light. The interesting story got buried as a result of confusing the…

CALGARY – Alberta’s poverty industry is at it again. A recently concluded review of Alberta’s welfare program saw the usual suspects trot out their heart-wrenching, single-mother-on-welfare anecdotes along with laments about welfare rates that are too low, affordable housing that…

The February 24, 1998, federal budget has properly been hailed as a landmark. It ends 30 years of profligate spending, irresponsible deficits, and rising interest costs. This is an achievement worth celebrating. We should not, however, let the celebrations of…