Trevor Harrison

Anger and Angst: Jason Kenney’s Legacy and Alberta’s Right

Anger and Angst: Jason Kenney’s Legacy and Alberta’s Right analyzes the UCP’s governance of Alberta, the driving forces behind their agenda, and the personalities behind them. Co-edited by Ricardo Acuña (Parkland Institute’s executive director) and Trevor Harrison (former director of Parkland Institute), the book critically examines the extraordinary years of the UCP's time in office up until 2023, a period that is arguably the most chaotic in Alberta’s political history.

Roadmap or Roadkill, A Critical Look at the Government’s Strategy for Post-Secondary Education in Alberta

This report argues "Alberta 2030: Building Skills for Jobs" is ill-advised and the planned changes and significant cuts, if implemented, will have a radical and perhaps even dangerous impact on Alberta’s post-secondary system.

• PSE
• Alberta government
• Alberta Advantage
• Alberta 2030

How can post-pandemic Canada change for the better?

This op-ed by Parkland Institute director Trevor Harrison appeared in the Edmonton Journal on April 16, 2020.

• media

Trump-style politics the new normal in Alberta

This op-ed by Parkland Institute director Trevor Harrison appeared in the Edmonton Journal on January 25, 2020.

• media

Silencing the messengers

This op-ed by Parkland Institute director Trevor Harrison appeared in the Lethbridge Herald on December 4, 2019.

Spending cuts and oil aren't a long-term fiscal plan

This op-ed by Bob Ascah, Trevor Harrison, and Richard Mueller appeared in the Edmonton Journal on October 11, 2019.

• media
• economy
• taxation
• alberta budget

Alberta needs balanced attack on financial woes

This op-ed by Bob Ascah, Trevor Harrison, and Richard Mueller appeared in the Edmonton Journal on September 12, 2019.

• wages
• public services
• economy
• taxation
• alberta budget
• labour

Cutting Through the Blue Ribbon: A Balanced Look at Alberta's Finances

This report offers a balanced analysis of Alberta's finances—looking at both expenditures and revenues—and concludes that long-term fiscal stability cannot be achieved without addressing the province's long-standing revenue problem.

• alberta budget
• economy
• labour
• public services
• taxation
• wages

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.

Alberta's 'blue-ribbon panel' - the sound of one hand clapping

The newly elected UCP government has announced a "blue-ribbon panel" to examine Alberta's finances, but the panel’s mandate has already tied one hand—the revenue hand—behind its back.

• economy
• taxation
• alberta budget