Kevin Taft
Kevin Taft received his Ph.D. (Business) from the University of Warwick, and also holds degrees from the University of Alberta. He is a former member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, former leader of the Alberta Liberal party, and the author of numerous reports and books for the Parkland Institute, including Shredding the Public Interest. His most recent book is Oil’s Deep State (Lorimer, 2017).
Twitter: @kevintaftab
Change and Opportunity: EPCOR in a Deregulated Electricity Industry
research | Dec 18, 2000This study extends examines EPCOR’s standing in the throes of the deregulation of Alberta’s electricity industry. It finds that EPCOR provides remarkable value to the City of Edmonton, and despite unexpected shifts in regulatory positions by the Alberta government, this value is likely to hold in the medium and long term.
Clear Answers: The Economics and Politics of For-Profit Medicine
research | Mar 01, 2000The Government of Alberta under Ralph Klein has asked a reasonable question: can health care be better provided partly as a private, for-profit product rather than as a not-for-profit public service? But -- despite the claims of advocates for market-driven medicine -- private hospitals are neither cheaper nor more efficient than public ones. Clear Answers summarises the huge body of evidence showing that they are more expensive and less efficient.
Aftershock: The Open and Shut Case Against Privatizing EPCOR
research | Jul 19, 1999The study presented here is a business analysis of the issue of whether or not Edmonton City Council should proceed with the sale of EPCOR.
Light Among the Shadows: The Re-regulation of the Electrical Industry and the Future of EPCOR
research | Jan 08, 1999This study is intended to assist the citizens of Edmonton and their City Council with their deliberations over the future of Epcor and Edmonton Power.
Shredding the Public Interest: Ralph Klein and 25 Years of One-party Government
research | Feb 01, 1997Alberta had the tightest controls on spending in Canada during the very period when the Klein government has claimed costs were soaring out of control. Now, public programs in Alberta – including health care – have become the most poorly supported in Canada.