Shaping Alberta’s Future

Premier’s Council for Economic Strategy additional Resources

Submissions to Council

The Council invited input from Albertans in the preparation of its final report, Shaping Alberta’s Future. Submissions were received from the following individuals and organizations between June 2010 and April 2011.

Shawn Abbott, iNovia Capital Stephen Jull, Kinase Strategy Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development Russell Kalmacoff, Rockmount Financial Corporation Alberta College of Social Workers Elaine Kalynchuk Alberta Council of Technologies Ed Kamps Alberta Energy Steven Kwasny, Alberta Students’ Executive Council Alberta Forest Products Association Marilyn MacKinnon Alberta Newsprint Company Richard Maloney, Mullen Group Dustin Bilyk Manasc Isaac Architects BioAlberta Northeast Capital Industrial Association David A. Bissett Phil Payne, AIM Capital Corp. Doug Black Peter Piekema Dave Burkhart Jessie Radies Chamber of Voluntary Organizations Ross Risvold Calgary Economic Development A. Douglas Rogan Centre for Applied Business Research Betty Anne Ross in Energy and the Environment Roger S. Smith CETAC-WEST Jeffrey Stevens André Corriveau, Chief Medical Officer of Health Rene Raymond Sugar Edmonton Economic Development Corporation His Worship Robert D. Tarleck, Mayor of Lethbridge Ron Esch, CREB (Calgary Real Estate Board) Tourism Red Deer Thomas E. Fielding University of Alberta Grande Alberta Economic Region Van Horne Institute Walt & Mary Guest Ruth Ramsden-Wood, United Way of Calgary and Area André Hamel James Van Leeuwen Sue Huff Volunteer Alberta Ian Murray & Company Western Centre for Economic Research Institute of Chartered Accountants of Alberta Liping Zhang Frank Jenkins

1 Selected Bibliography

The Council consulted a wide variety of materials in the preparation of its final report, Shaping Alberta’s Future. A selection of the most relevant and informative resources is provided here.

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2 Shaping Alberta’s Future: Premier’s Council for Economic Strategy Additional Resources Alberta Post-War Reconstruction Committee. (1945). Bliss, M. (2010). Critical condition: A historian’s prognosis Report of the Subcommittee on Finance. Retrieved from on Canada’s aging healthcare system (C.D. Howe Institute http://www.aberhartfoundation.ca/ Benefactors Lecture). Retrieved from http://ssrn.com/ abstract=1721097 Alberta Water Council. (2008). Recommendations for water conservation, efficiency, and productivity sector planning. Bolger, L., & Isaacs, E. (2003). Shaping an integrated energy Retrieved from http://www.albertawatercouncil.ca/ future. Retrieved from http://www.aeri.ab.ca/sec/new_res/ LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=PuidLw1BNbg%3d&tabid=59 docs/Shaping_an_Integrated_Energy_Future_Sept_2003.pdf

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6 Shaping Alberta’s Future: Premier’s Council for Economic Strategy Additional Resources Government of Alberta. (2008). Water for life: A renewal. Heigh, J. (2009). Jurisdictional advantage assessment: An Retrieved from http://environment.gov.ab.ca/info/ analytical tool to measure the fit of investments. Retrieved from library/8035.pdf http://www.sifteverything.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/ Jurisdictional-Advantage-Assessment-Overview.pdf Government of Alberta. (2009). Alberta’s energy industry: An overview. Retrieved from http://www.energy.alberta.ca/Org/ Helper, S., & Wial, H. (2011). Accelerating advanced pdfs/Alberta_Energy_Overview.pdf manufacturing with new research centres. Retrieved from Brookings: http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/Files/rc/ Government of Alberta. (2009). Responsible actions: papers/2011/0208_states_manufacturing_wial/0208_states_ A plan for Alberta’s oil sands. Retrieved from manufacturing_wial.pdf http://www.treasuryboard.alberta.ca/ResponsibleActions.cfm Hirsch, T. (2006). Coming up NEXT: The transformation of Western Government of Alberta. (2010). Alberta international trade Canada’s economy. [Calgary, AB]: Canada West Foundation. review 2009. Retrieved from http://www.albertacanada.com/ documents/Alberta_International_Trade_Review_2009.pdf HM Treasury. (2010). The taxation of innovation and intellectual property. Part IIB of Corporate tax reform: Delivering a more Government of Alberta. (2010). Budget 2010: Striking the right competitive system. Retrieved from http://www.hm-treasury. balance - 2010-13 fiscal plan. Retrieved from http://finance. gov.uk/d/corporate_tax_reform_part2b_innovation_and_ alberta.ca/publications/budget/budget2010/fiscal-plan- intellectual_property.pdf tables.pdf Holden, M. (2011). Through the gateway: Unlocking Western Government of Alberta. (2010). Campus Alberta planning Canada’s potential for economic diversification by expanding framework: Profiling Alberta’s advanced education system. trade with Asia-Pacific. Retrieved from Canada West Retrieved from http://www.advancededucation.gov.ab.ca/ Foundation: http://cwf.ca/pdf-docs/publications/Through_ media/278164/capf2010.pdf The_Gateway_February_2011.pdf

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