Parkland Institute releases report entitled No Free Lunch Financing the Priorities of Calgarians
Wednesday, June 16, 2010 1:36 AM
Wednesday, June 16, in Calgary, the Parkland Institute released a new report entitled No Free Lunch: Financing the Priorities of Calgarians by Parkland research associate David Thompson. The report delves into the priorities of Calgarians in the areas of infrastructure and services, and identifies the need for progressive and sustainable revenue alternatives to fund those priorities. The media release, and the full text of the report is available on the Parkland Institute website www.parklandinstitute.ca.
To accompany the release of the report, and encourage discussion on its content and recommendations, Parkland Institute and Arusha will be hosting the following event in Calgary on June 22. We hope to see you there:
No Free Lunch: Financing the Priorities of Calgarians
June 22, 2010, 7 p.m.
University of Alberta Calgary Centre
120, 333 5th Avenue SW
As Calgarians prepare to go to the polls in October to elect a new mayor and council, questions of how the City will manage its budgetary issues into the future are top of mind. Public consultation processes and surveys confirm that, despite the manufactured myth, tax cuts are not a priority for Calgarians. Like other Canadians, Calgarians desire excellent public services and facilities, and they are willing to pay.
Calgary needs a more diverse range of progressive revenue sources to finance key public investments. At the same time, it needs to avoid being side-tracked by the free-lunch promises of P3s and privatization. Citizens always pay for public facilities and services, the question is: at what cost and how will the payments be allocated?
Panelists:
David Thompson, author of the Parkland Institute’s report No Free Lunch
Loreen Gilmour, Director of Poverty Reduction Coalition, United Way – “The need for social programs in Calgary: poverty, homelessness and the impacts of the recession”
June 22, 2010, 7 p.m.
University of Alberta Calgary Centre
120, 333 5th Avenue SW
As Calgarians prepare to go to the polls in October to elect a new mayor and council, questions of how the City will manage its budgetary issues into the future are top of mind. Public consultation processes and surveys confirm that, despite the manufactured myth, tax cuts are not a priority for Calgarians. Like other Canadians, Calgarians desire excellent public services and facilities, and they are willing to pay.
Calgary needs a more diverse range of progressive revenue sources to finance key public investments. At the same time, it needs to avoid being side-tracked by the free-lunch promises of P3s and privatization. Citizens always pay for public facilities and services, the question is: at what cost and how will the payments be allocated?
Panelists:
David Thompson, author of the Parkland Institute’s report No Free Lunch
Loreen Gilmour, Director of Poverty Reduction Coalition, United Way – “The need for social programs in Calgary: poverty, homelessness and the impacts of the recession”
