Trevor Harrison

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

Jason Kenney’s winds of anger

This op-ed by Parkland Institute director Trevor Harrison appeared in the Lethbridge Herald on May 1, 2019.