Several political failures have made the headlines post-election including the Liberal failure to secure a majority, the decline in the Tory seat count, the NDP’s inability to materially increase its seat count, the collapse of the Green vote and the failure of the leader of the PPC to win back his old seat.

A key takeaway from the federal election is that Canadians want their governments to focus on COVID and getting life back to some semblance of normality, particularly our economic lives.

With kids back in school (in schools that look different than years past), a new study shows one thing has remained constant—parents are spending more on public schools but students are getting less in educational results.

During the election, Prime Minister Trudeau ran as a bold leader in the fight against climate change. Yet even if we agree that the voters have given Trudeau’s Liberals a mandate to enact policies to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, these policies should still make sense.

Unfortunately, Albertans are familiar with the resource revenue roller-coaster. During periods of high resource revenue, the government increases spending to unsustainable levels. When resource revenues decline, which they inevitably do, the province incurs budget deficits.