Parkland Institute

Parkland Institute Parkland Institute is an Alberta-wide, non-partisan research centre within the University of Alberta

Parkland Institute studies economic, social, cultural and political issues facing Albertans and Canadians using the perspective of political economy. Through scholarly research and public education, Parkland Institute draws attention to and promotes discussion of questions that are central to political dialogue in Alberta and Canada.

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In a healthcare emergency, wait times can be a matter of life or death. A recent visit to the emergency room highlighted...
06/30/2026

In a healthcare emergency, wait times can be a matter of life or death. A recent visit to the emergency room highlighted the degree to which the Alberta government's policies - meant to fix health care - have only served to exacerbate the crises in the system.

Western separatist waves come and go — and this one is no bigger a threat than its predecessors. This is a “crisis” manu...
06/15/2026

Western separatist waves come and go — and this one is no bigger a threat than its predecessors. This is a “crisis” manufactured by a premier struggling to win favour with her base and distract from real crises in health care, education and affordability.

Took them long enough, but the federal government has finally broken its silence about Bill 11 and the threat it represe...
05/03/2026

Took them long enough, but the federal government has finally broken its silence about Bill 11 and the threat it represents to Canada’s public health system. Just don’t expect the cavalry to come anytime soon.

The federal government finally admits UCP's Bill 11 caught their attention

Since the UCP took office in 2019, electricity prices rose 47%, tuition fees 29%, and auto insurance premiums 45%. A new...
04/29/2026

Since the UCP took office in 2019, electricity prices rose 47%, tuition fees 29%, and auto insurance premiums 45%. A new Parkland article looks at the policy choices behind Alberta's affordability crisis — and what could have been done differently.
https://www.parklandinstitute.ca/expensive_by_design

As Albertans struggle with the second-highest cost of living in Canada, the UCP government is intent on making their liv...
04/29/2026

As Albertans struggle with the second-highest cost of living in Canada, the UCP government is intent on making their lives measurably harder by driving up prices, suppressing wages, and favouring private market solutions over public ones.
https://www.parklandinstitute.ca/expensive_by_design

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