Response to MacKinnon report from Parkland Institute research associates
In response to today’s release of the Report and Recommendations of the Blue Ribbon Panel on Alberta’s Finances, two Parkland Institute research associates who are currently finalizing an alternative report on the state of Alberta’s financial picture had the following initial reactions to the MacKinnon report, and are available for further comment.
Alberta should plan now to ensure future labour needs are met
Immigration, more effective use of current labour pool are key
With Alberta’s economy in recovery and a return to healthy growth projected in 2020, the provincial government should be planning for how to meet future labour market needs to avoid a return to the labour shortages of the early 2000s, argues a new Parkland Institute report.
Alberta’s blue-ribbon panel: the sound of one hand clapping
This op-ed by Parkland Institute director Trevor Harrison appeared in the Lethbridge Herald on May 15, 2019.
Jason Kenney’s winds of anger
This op-ed by Parkland Institute director Trevor Harrison appeared in the Lethbridge Herald on May 1, 2019.
Ask candidates how to clean up Alberta's orphaned wells
This op-ed by Parkland Institute director Trevor Harrison and University of Alberta School of Business emeritus professor David Cooper appeared in the Edmonton Journal on April 5, 2019.
Perils of a jobless future
Automation is taking away an increasing number of jobs
This op-ed by Parkland Institute director Trevor Harrison appeared in the Lethbridge Herald on March 12, 2019.
Alberta hikes minimum wage, adds food service jobs for the third straight year
This op-ed by Parkland Institute research manager Ian Hussey appeared on the National Observer on February 21, 2019.
Report seeks to address ‘knowledge gap’ about Indigenous oil workers
A new report released today by the University of Alberta-based Parkland Institute is a first step in beginning to address the dearth of research and knowledge about the lived experiences of Indigenous workers in northern Alberta’s oil sands region.
Fact-checking Alberta's pipeline ads
This op-ed by Corporate Mapping Project researcher David Hughes appeared in the Edmonton Journal on February 20, 2019.
Stereotype of NDP governments as big spenders on health care not supported by historical data
A new report released today by the University of Alberta’s Parkland Institute finds that contrary to the enduring political stereotype, New Democratic Party (NDP) governments in Canada—including Alberta’s current government—have not been overly profligate spenders on health care.
Get timely research and analysis from Parkland in your inbox.
Subscribe to email from ParklandYour donation supports research for the common good.
Donate to Parkland Institute