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Food Cost Dynamics: Insights Into Red Meats, Grains and Oilseeds
What are the fundamentals of food production costs and their impact on both farmers and consumers? Join us for an insightful webinar delving into the cost of production for the food we enjoy at our tables. Producers face unique challenges for each type of commodity they grow or raise. We’ll explore the variability in production costs for beef, pork, and bison, as well as grains and oilseeds.
Beyond Waste: The Role Of Agricultural Residuals In The Bioeconomy
The future of agriculture is being shaped by debates about the most effective strategies to tackle food security, nutrition, resource scarcity, biodiversity loss, and climate change. The decisions we make in response to these challenges will profoundly influence the productivity and sustainability of the agricultural sector.
The 15th James S. Palmer Lecture Series
Recent Publications January 8, 2020 Social Policy Trends: Refugee Resettlement in Calgary Robert Falconer December 19, 2019 What’s New About Canada’s Feminist International Assistance Policy: The Problem and Possibilities of ‘More of the Same’ Rebecca Tiessen December 16, 2019 Energy & Environmental Policy Trends: Demystifying Bill C-69: The Project List Victoria Goodday December 11, 2019 Social Policy Trends: Middle Income Household Wealth Kneebone, Ronald Gres Wilkins, Margarita December 8,...
Morton: Sturgeon refinery costs continue to mount - The School of Public Policy
Morton: Sturgeon refinery costs continue to mount Who is on the hoof for cost overruns at the North West Redwater Partnership's Sturgeon Refinery? Postmedia file Cost overruns at the North West Redwater Partnership’s Sturgeon refinery are back in the news. The Government of Alberta has confirmed that capital costs are now estimated at $9.3 billion, about a billion more than the last estimate in 2014. And that estimate was $2 billion higher than the 2011 estimate of $6.5 billion.
Rebalancing Calgary’s Property Taxes - The School of Public Policy
Blogs are opinion pieces and reflect their author’s views November 7, 2018 Rebalancing Calgary’s Property Taxes Written by: Bev Dahlby Introduction The City of Calgary’s property tax conundrum has been well documented in the local print media. (See Potikin 2018 and Varcoe 2018a,b,c.) The high vacancy rates in the downtown office buildings has resulted in a sharp decline in the assessed value of these properties.
User fees in Calgary - An alternate revenue stream? - The School of Public Policy
The City of Calgary delivers a lot of services from roads and transit, police and fire services, water distribution, garbage and recycling, and more. However, the City needs a way to pay for services that is fair, ensures a competitive advantage and generates sufficient revenue. One way available to the City is user fees. Some argue that user fees allow citizens to decide how much they pay depending on the services they access. When are user fees preferred to property taxes?
The School of Public Policy
School of Public Policy Paper Series The following is the list of paper releases by The School since its inception. This list does not include other papers published by faculty or staff. If you are interested in other publications written by staff at The School, please contact the author directly. January 31, 2024 January 23, 2024 December 13, 2023 December 12, 2023 December 5, 2023 November 29, 2023 November 16, 2023 November 7, 2023 October 31, 2023
Alberta's Fiscal Future - The School of Public Policy
Alberta’s Fiscal Future In 2017-18, the Alberta’s budgetary deficit is forecast to be $10.3 billion and the province’s net debt will increase by $12.8 billion. The Parliamentary Budget Officer (2017) has projected that Alberta’s debt will continue to grow relative to GDP and concluded that the current fiscal policy in Alberta is not sustainable over the long term. Parliamentary Budget Officer.
Calculating Carbon Tax Costs Is Challenging! - The School of Public Policy
Blogs are opinion pieces and reflect their author’s views January 9, 2018 Calculating Carbon Tax Costs Is Challenging! Written by: Jennifer Winter Back in May 2017 I wrote a blog post providing estimates of potential carbon tax costs to households for different levels of the carbon tax (this was based on a briefing note I produced at the request of the Senate). These numbers have been used and quoted by others, most recently in a National Post piece by Claudia Cattaneo.
Cannabis legalization. Ready or not, here it comes... - The School of Public Policy
Cannabis legalization. Ready or not, here it comes… Wednesday, November 22, 2017 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m Calgary, AB It’s not just the policy makers who are scrambling. The impact of cannabis legalization could have far-reaching impacts on policing, the economy and even corporate HR policy. The good news is that Canada is not the first jurisdiction to go through this. Colorado has years of experience, and Canada has lessons to learn.
Canada Tops the World Rankings: In Milk Prices
Recent Publications October 28, 2021 Local Conditions and the Prevalence of Homelessness in Canada Kneebone, Ronald Gres Wilkins, Margarita October 27, 2021 The Key Role of No-Carbon National Oil Companies in Global Climate Action: Leveraging The G20 Forum to Accelerate Energy Transition Leonardo Beltrán-Rodríguez Juan Roberto Lozano-Maya October 21, 2021 Why Existing Regulatory Frameworks Fail in the Short-Term Rental Market: Exploring the Role of Regulatory Fractures Lindsay Tedds Anna...
Duty to Consult Indigenous Peoples: How has the Landscape Changed? - The School of Public Policy
In the wake of two recent Supreme Court of Canada decisions affecting the duty to consult Indigenous peoples, businesses are looking for clarity. What practical impacts do these decisions have on doing business on or near Indigenous territories? Has the duty to consult been taken to a new and more challenging level? Or does the NEB process now effectively mean that no additional consultation is required?
The Effect of Carbon Pricing on Canadian Households 1 - The School of Public Policy
Blogs are opinion pieces and reflect their author’s views May 12, 2017 The Effect of Carbon Pricing on Canadian Households 1 Written by: Jennifer Winter The purpose of this blog post is to provide an estimate of the costs of different levels of carbon taxes on Canadian households, as a follow-up from testimony to the Senate Committee on February 16, 2017.2 Costs to Canadians as a result of carbon taxes will come in two forms, direct and indirect costs.
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Recent Publications December 16, 2021 Social Policy Trends: The Holidays and Social Policy Issues Kneebone, Ronald Gres Wilkins, Margarita Jadidzadeh, Ali Robert Falconer December 15, 2021 A path to improved health workforce planning, policy & management in Canada: The critical coordinating and convening roles for the federal government to play in addressing Eight Per Cent of its GDP Ivy Bourgeault December 15, 2021 Five Policy Recommendations for the Canadian Federal Government to Accelerate...
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