This briefing note uses a newly completed time series on the government of Alberta's finances to present a broad overview of the government's budgetary choices since fiscal year 1965–66. The note paints a picture using broad strokes that focuses on the government's attempts to deal with...

Provincial budgets may normally make for dry reading, but in Alberta's case, there is plenty of suspense lurking inside the pages — and that's not necessarily a good thing. Your average family may know certain things about balancing a budget: keeping spending roughly in line with income; not...

Defining a government by its finances is a tricky business. Adding to the complexity, governments can change the way they report those finances. This is the case in Alberta where, beginning under former premier Jim Prentice, the government switched from presenting its budgets from a fiscal plan...