Max Bell School of Public Policy - Recent Commentary from Ken Boessenkool

Alberta's newly minted UCP cabinet will need to lead Premier Smith | CBC

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October 26, 2022 | In the opinion column by Prof Ken Boessenkool, he highlighted how the head of lettuce is connected to Alberta's new cabinet. The first 10 days of Danielle Smith's premiership in Alberta overlapped with the final 10 days of Liz Truss, former British Prime Minister. The end of Truss and the beginning of Smith felt so similar.

Federal election outcome could be unpredictable amid 4th wave, say strategists | CBC Radio

�� — Mon, 16 Aug 2021 18:59:19 +0000

August 15, 2021 | On Sunday, Justin Trudeau met with Governor General Mary Simon and asked her to dissolve Parliament, setting in motion Canada's 44th federal election. But with a fourth wave of COVID-19 looming, some experts—including the Max Bell School's Ken Boessenkool—believe the outcome of this snap election may be far from certain.

Higgs income tax cut signals a shift in Conservative carbon policy, say economists | CBC News

�� — Wed, 02 Jun 2021 14:10:02 +0000

May 27, 2021 | In this article by CBC News, Max Bell School professor Ken Boessenkool expresses support for the burgeoning conservative movement to translate carbon pricing revenues into lower personal income tax rates.

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Ken Boessenkool: Finally, a credible Conservative climate plan — now over to Kenney and Ford | National Post

�� — Mon, 26 Apr 2021 16:55:47 +0000

April 19, 2021 | Your move, Kenney and Ford. Max Bell School professor Ken Boessenkool believes the Albertan and Ontarian premiers can design their own—superior—provincial plans by using carbon revenues to cut personal or corporate income taxes or boost childcare tax rebates, rather than giving restricted visa-cash-back style rebates.

Liberals should drive daycare improvements, not redo system, report says | Times Colonist

�� — Tue, 13 Apr 2021 15:24:04 +0000

March 30, 2021 | This Times Colonist article examines a recent C.D. Howe Institute report, co-authored by Max Bell School professor Ken Boessenkool. Read about the report's proposal for improving Canadian daycare systems iteratively, rather than by pressing the reset button.

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Erin O’Toole says Conservatives’ plan to address climate change will surpass commitments under Scheer | Globe and Mail

�� — Thu, 08 Apr 2021 18:00:55 +0000

April 8, 2021 | In this Globe and Mail article, the Max Bell School's Ken Boessenkool opines on the steps Erin O’Toole must take if the Conservatives want to form government in the next federal election.

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The Liberals need to have faith that their carbon tax will do its job | The Line

�� — Tue, 12 Jan 2021 14:37:42 +0000

In this article for The Line newsletter, Max Bell School Professor Ken Boessenkool and Director Chris Ragan argue that the government should have more confidence in the newly increased carbon tax to do its job and resist the temptation to throw in all sorts of other popular, but expensive, policies as well.

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Boessenkool, Robson – Thoughts on Forestalling the Coming Childcare Crisis | C.D. Howe Intelligence Memos

�� — Thu, 01 Oct 2020 17:04:29 +0000

June 24, 2020 | In this memo, Ken Boessenkool — alongside Jennifer Robson — looks at the consequences of the "serious reduction in the supply of available childcare spaces in Canada." They then offer a list of proposals of what could be done to address this problem.

Ken Boessenkool: The CPC can win the 905 if it embraces a carbon tax | The Line

�� — Thu, 01 Oct 2020 17:04:52 +0000

September 15, 2020 | In this opinion piece in the Line, Ken Boessenkool outlines how: "Conservatives need the 905 to win an election. Conservatives need a credible climate policy to win the 905. A Conservative carbon tax that pays for a substantial personal income tax cut can help do both."

Supply-side shocks of COVID-19 could linger for years | First Policy Response

�� — Thu, 01 Oct 2020 16:29:57 +0000

June 11, 2020 | In this commentary, Ken Boessenkool argues "the enduring economic pain from COVID will be a supply-side capital shock that will particularly hit investment in service, travel and entertainment industries, a supply-side labour shock that will hit primarily female employment, and a supply-side productivity shock due to new health and safety requirements."