Kevin Taft
Kevin Taft
Kevin Taftis a best-selling author, consultant, speaker, and former provincial politician in Alberta, Canada. He holds a Ph.D. in Business from the University of Warwick. He acquired extensive public policy experience between 1973 and 2000 in the Alberta Government, private sector, and non-profit sector, particularly in health, energy, and economic policy. From 1986 to 1991 he was CEO of the ExTerra Foundation, which mounted one of history's largest paleontological expeditions in China's Gobi Desert, Alberta's badlands, and the Canadian Arctic...
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She's clearly not in control of this file.
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This government's budget is barely six months old and it's already been blown to smithereens, ... The government seems to have abandoned all pretence of control on the public purse.
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I understand the document actually hit the page and I think that he really owes her the apology at the very least.
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it feels like back-of-the-envelope policy at a billion-dollar scale.
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I think most Albertans believe this is unwise, ... While many low-income families or single parents will no doubt benefit from the funds, it's a waste to give $400 to a millionaire executive.
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Shirley McClellan needs to step in immediately to restore some semblance of credibility in Alberta's securities market, ... I just fear the damage is already severe.
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It surprises and alarms me because Evans is one of the more capable cabinet ministers and has sent out all kinds of messages that she supports the public health-care system.
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It's ineffective, it's misguided, it's crooked and it should be stopped.
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This scares me, ... My family and families across Alberta rely on a good health-care system and we're watching a minister threatening to dismantle that.
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There's billions of dollars of investors' money at stake here, ... The national financial press will be focusing on this. And for the author of the story to be away on holidays when it's released just is wrong.
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As I read through this report, it strikes me as a real body blow to the credibility of that organization, ... It confirms our fears that it's a deeply dysfunctional organization in which basic processes of the job are not being attended to.
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One day the minister is saying something, the next day the premier is contradicting her,
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He's getting the number way, way wrong on health care and if that reflects his true understanding of the health-care situation in Alberta, we're in serious trouble here.
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If the government isn't to blame here, why are they settling for so much money? They need to admit blame and take responsibility.