reports
Advantage for Whom?
Declining Family Incomes in a Growing Alberta Economy
This report is an analysis of Albertans’ family incomes during the 1990s. It compares the incomes of Alberta families at all income levels, examines the income gap between the richest and poorest of families, and discusses the escalating stress that Alberta families face as they attempt to maintain their standard of living in an increasingly competitive market place.
Change and Opportunity
EPCOR in a Deregulated Electricity Industry
This 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.
Giving Away the Alberta Advantage
Are Albertans Receiving Maximum Revenues From Their Oil and Gas?
Alberta's oil and gas resources are free gifts of nature and contribute significantly to Alberta's advantage. But are Albertans receiving maximum value from the sale of our oil and gas resources?
Aftershock
The Open and Shut Case Against Privatizing EPCOR
The 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
This study is intended to assist the citizens of Edmonton and their City Council with their deliberations over the future of Epcor and Edmonton Power.