Meredith Boessenkool & Phillips
I’m pleased to announce that Shannon Phillips has joined forces with myself and Tyler Meredith, creating Meredith Boessenkool & Phillips. Together we’ll offer our brand of innovative policy-based expertise to Canadians from coast to coast.
We work to translate our clients’ goals into public policy priorities, crafting ready-made, comprehensive solutions for government.
To Make Better Policy with Meredith Boessenkool & Phillips, visit MBPolicy.com.
Ken
Federal/Provincial Relations
June 7th 2021 - Alberta - YouTube
Energi Media: Conservative strategist argues for carbon tax as path to smaller government
Markham Hislop interviews Ken Boessenkool, long-time conservative strategist and professor at the Max Bell School of Public Policy, about his recent paper, “The Conservative Case for a Carbon Tax.”
June 4th 2021 - Alberta - The Hub
Ken Boessenkool: The time has come for a new family agenda
Ken Boessenkool: The time has come for a new family agenda The biggest issue Canada must grapple with over the next 30 years is the health of its families The Hub launched with a core mission of getting Canadians thinking…
May 13th 2021 - Alberta - The Line
Dear Kenney, purge the disloyal
Ken Boessenkool: Dear Kenney, purge the disloyal Free advice for an Alberta premier under serious and mounting pressure Memo Date: Monday May 13, 2021 To: Chief of Staff to the Premier of Alberta From: Ken Boessenkool Re: Free advice… worth…
December 2nd 2010 - Federal/Provincial Relations - The School For Public Policy
Fixing the Fiscal Imbalance: Turning GST Revenues Over to the Provinces in Exchange for Lower Transfers
The central argument of this paper is that Canada should better align provincial own-source revenues with provincial expenditures by turning over the GST to the provinces while simultaneously reducing federal transfers. The paper begins by broadly outlining of Canada’s present…
June 21st 2007 - Federal/Provincial Relations - Globe and Mail
Stick to the formula on equalization
The recent hankering for special deals under the equalization program demonstrates exactly why special deals should not be granted. For in the long run, special deals will only threaten to undermine the program itself.