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Trevor Tombe
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Professor of Economics, University of Calgary | Director, Fiscal/Econ Policy, The School of Public Policy | Alum U of T & SFU | Inflation, carbon taxes, equalization, internal trade, R, and more! | ๐Ÿ’ป ๐Ÿ“Š ๐Ÿ“ ๐Ÿป

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Trevor Tombe is a Canadian economist.

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Trevor Tombe @trevortombe.bsky.social ยท 15h
Really enjoyed contributing to this Alberta Views dialogue on equalization! ๐Ÿ‘‡
albertaviews.bsky.social Alberta Views Magazine @albertaviews.bsky.social ยท 22h
Tegan Hill: Yes, Albertans will contribute roughly $4.2-billion to equalization this year while receiving no direct benefit

@trevortombe.bsky.social: No, equalization is funded by federal taxes paid by individuals at the same rate across the country
albertaviews.ca/equalization...
#ABleg #CndPoli
Is Equalization Unfair to Alberta? - Alberta Views
The equalization payment reflects a core value: ensuring all Canadians can receive normal public services without paying abnormally high taxes
albertaviews.ca

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Trevor Tombe @trevortombe.bsky.social ยท 20h
An incredibly fascinating new paper by Casey Pender and Vincent Geloso (@VincentGeloso) on what we can learn from the most significant period of Canadian economic convergence with the U.S.

Read it here: www.policyschool.ca/wp-content/... #cdnecon #cdnpoli @policy_school

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Alberta Views Magazine @albertaviews.bsky.social ยท 22h
Tegan Hill: Yes, Albertans will contribute roughly $4.2-billion to equalization this year while receiving no direct benefit

@trevortombe.bsky.social: No, equalization is funded by federal taxes paid by individuals at the same rate across the country
albertaviews.ca/equalization...
#ABleg #CndPoli
Is Equalization Unfair to Alberta? - Alberta Views
The equalization payment reflects a core value: ensuring all Canadians can receive normal public services without paying abnormally high taxes
albertaviews.ca

Reposted by Trevor Tombe

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Blake Shaffer ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ @blakeshaffer.bsky.social ยท 3d
As Alberta completes its first full year without coal in its power supply mix, renewables (wind, solar, and hydro) have reached 22% of total generation and natural gas makes up 78%.

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Trevor Tombe @trevortombe.bsky.social ยท 7d
Waiting for a return to โ€œnormalโ€ is a mistake. A new era for Canadaโ€™s economy has already begun.

My latest for @TheHubCanada on what the biggest economic stories of 2025 mean for Canada's future: thehub.ca/2025/12/11/... #cdnpoli #cdnecon
Get ready for a troubling new era for the Canadian economy
What the biggest economic stories of 2025 mean for Canada's fiscal future
thehub.ca

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Trevor Tombe @trevortombe.bsky.social ยท 13d
Strong jobs report from StatCan this morning. Employment rose 54k in November, and unemployment fell to 6.5%, down 0.6 points from its peak.

More details here: www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-qu... #cdnecon

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Trevor Tombe @trevortombe.bsky.social ยท 20d
Today's data: GDP growth for the third quarter of 2025. Positive growth of 0.6% compared to Q2 (annualized rate of 2.6%). A strong report overall, headline growth beat expectations.

Details from StatCan here: www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-qu... #cdnecon

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Trevor Tombe @trevortombe.bsky.social ยท 21d
Full text of the agreement between the federal and Alberta governments is available here: www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/bac... It's big. Strong commitments for a new pipeline to the west coast, and significant increases in climate policy stringency in AB to go along with it.
Canada-Alberta Memorandum of Understanding
PREFACEย At this pivotal global moment, Canada and Alberta, working closely with Indigenous Peoples and industry, must work together cooperatively, and within their respective jurisdictions, to foster the conditions necessary for infrastructure, including pipelines, rail, power generation, a strong and integrated transmission grid, ports and other means that will unlock and grow natural resource production and transportation in Western Canada.
www.pm.gc.ca