PARKLAND STUDIES

All studies are available at Parkland Institute and many are also available at Audrey's Books, Greenwood's books and the University of Alberta Bookstore.

Please contact the Parkland office to order a copy or to request your free sponsoring membership studies. (Sponsor Memberships start at $120/year.)

Private Gain or Public Interest: Reforming Canada's Oil and Gas Industry
by David Thompson and Keith Newman
December 4, 2009
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Breaking the Myth: Alberta's spending is mediocre at best
by Melville McMillan
October 21, 2009
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The Northwest Territories 2010-2011 Budget: An Opportunity for Today and the Future
by Diana Gibson and David Thompson
September 21, 2009
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Crisis? What Crisis? Public Health Care Affordability in Alberta
Backgrounder and Fact Sheets
by Greg Flanagan
June 25, 2009
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Fact Sheet 1 - Crisis? What Crisis (pdf)
Fact Sheet 2 - Where are Costs Rising? (pdf)

Breaking the Cycle: Stimulus with Responsibility, Stewardship and Sustainability
by Greg Flanagan and Diana Gibson
April 1, 2009
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A Fair Price: Taxation, Services and Programs in the Northwest Territories
by David Thompson
October 16, 2008
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Sustainable Healthcare for Seniors: Keeping it Public
by Greg Flanagan
September 18, 2008
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Over a Barrel: Exiting from NAFTA's Proportionality Clause
by Gordon Laxer and John Dillon
May 28, 2008
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Public Service Cuts In the Northwest Territories: Economic Imperative or Political Choice?
by David Thompson
May 6, 2008
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Saving for the Future: Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Discipline in Alberta
by David Thompson
April 21, 2008
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Freezing in the Dark: Why Canada Needs Strategic Petroleum Reserves
by Gordon Laxer
January 31, 2008
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Selling Albertans Short: Alberta's Royalty Review Panel fails the public interest
by Diana Gibson
October 17, 2007
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Greening the Fleet: National Trends and Opportunities for the City of Edmonton
by Allan Bolstad
September 19, 2007
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The Spoils of the Boom: Incomes, profits and poverty in Alberta
by Diana Gibson
June 13, 2007
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Taming the Tempest: An Alternate Development Strategy for Alberta
by Diana Gibson
May 9, 2007
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Selling the Family Silver: Oil and Gas Royalties, Corporate Profits, and the Disregarded Public
by John W. Warnock
November 16, 2006
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Fiscal Surplus, Democratic Deficit: Budgeting and Government Finance in Alberta
By Parkland Institute's Committee on Alberta's Finances
May, 2006
Executive Summary (pdf)
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Fuelling Fortress America: A Report on the Athabasca Tar Sands and U.S. Demands for Canada's Energy
By Hugh McCullum
March, 2006
Executive Summary (pdf)
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Toward an Energy Security Strategy for Canada: A Discussion Paper
By Parkland Institute
December, 2005
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Back to Hewers of Wood and Drawers of Water: Energy, Trade, and the Demise of Petrochemicals in Alberta
By Terisa Turner and Diana Gibson
September, 2005
Executive Summary (pdf)
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EPCOR: A Study of Ownership, Accountability, and the Public Interest
By Diana Gibson
September, 2005
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From Rhetoric to Reality: Protecting Whistleblowers in Alberta
By Keith Archer
May, 2005
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A Time for Vision: A Sustainable & Equitable Economy
By Parkland Institute's Committee on Alberta's Finances
April, 2005
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Public Remedies, Not Private Payments: Quality Health Care in Alberta
By Tammy Horne and Susan Abells
November, 2004
Executive Summary
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A Time to Reap: Re-investing In Alberta's Public Services
By Parkland Institute's Committee on Alberta's Finances
March, 2004
Executive Summary (pdf)
Full Report (pdf 750 kb)
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Trouble in Paradise? Citizen's Views on Democracy in Alberta.
By Trevor Harrison William Johnston and Harvey Krahn.
December, 2003.
Executive Summary (pdf 29k)
The study is available for cash payment $10.00 plus $2.00 for shipping (GST included). Electronic version is available.

Un-accountable: The Case of Highway Maintenance Privatization in Alberta.
By Lisa Prescott, October, 2003.
Executive Summary (pdf 666k)

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Sobering Result: The Alberta Liquor Retailing Industry Ten Years after Privatization
By Greg Flanagan, June 2003.
Full Report (66 pages - pdf 599k)

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Youth Crime and Justice in Alberta
By Tim Hartnagel. December 2002.
Executive Summary

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Making It Work: Kyoto, Trade and Politics
By Dr. Ian Urquhart, November 2002.
Executive Summary

 

Reclaiming Medicare: A Response to the Mazankowski Misdiagnosis
May 2002
Full Report

 

The British Columbia Advantage: Lessons from Alberta on the De-regulation of the Electricity Industry. By Rick Wallace. April 2001.
Executive Summary
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Public Bodies, Private Parts: Surgical Contracts and Conflict of Interest at the Calgary Regional Health Authority
By Gillian Steward. March 2001.
Executive Summary
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Energy: Free Trade and the Price We Paid.
By Larry Pratt, PhD. February 2001.
Executive Summary
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Advantage For Whom: Declining Family Incomes in a Growing Alberta Economy.
By Patricia Lawrence. February 2001.
Executive Summary
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Change and Opportunity: EPCOR in a De-regulated Electricity Industry
By Kevin Taft and David Cooper. December 2000.
Executive Summary
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Giving Away the Alberta Advantage: Are Albertan's receiving maximum revenue from our oil and gas?
By Bruce McNab, James Daniels and Gordon Laxer. November 1999.
Executive Summary
Full Report (pdf 4 MB)
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Aftershock: The Open and Shut Case Against Privatizing EPCOR
By Kevin Taft and Myron Gordon. July 1999.
Executive Summary
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Light Among the Shadows: The Re-regulation of the Electrical Industry and the Future of Epcor.
By Kevin Taft. February 1999.
Executive Summary
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A Tale of Two Provinces: A Comparative Study of Economic and Social Conditions in British Columbia and Alberta.
By Seth Klein and Catherine Walsh.
Co-published by the BC-CCPA and Parkland Institute January 1999.
This report is available for cash payment $10.00 plus $2.00 for shipping (GST included).