MacKinnon Report
| Also known as | MacKinnon Report |
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| Outcome | Report and recommendations : Blue Ribbon Panel on Alberta’s Finances |
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| Inquiry period | 7 May 2019 – 15 August 2019 |
| Authorized | Ministerial Order No. 13/2019 |
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The MacKinnon Report, officially titled Report and recommendations: Blue Ribbon Panel on Alberta’s Finances, is the official report documenting the findings and conclusions of Blue-Ribbon Panel on Alberta's Finances into the economy of Alberta and the province's finances. The Panel was chaired by former Saskatchewan finance minister Janice MacKinnon, and was submitted to the Minister of Finance Travis Toews on August 15, 2019, and subsequently released to the public on September 3, 2019.
The report was commissioned by Alberta Premier Jason Kenney shortly following his United Conservative Party (UCP) was elected in the April 16, 2019 Alberta general election. As part of his campaign, Kenney promised to balance the province's budget by the fiscal year 2022–23.
The MacKinnon Report's findings concluded that to achieve a balanced budget by 2022–23, the provincial budget should have "no increases in government spending for four years and a reduction in operating costs by at least $600 million, as well as cuts in capital spending." The report sets out 26 recommendations which include "sweeping reviews of health care and education".