Notice Board

The Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs (SACPA) presents a session with Bob Ascah of The Parkland Institute as he discusses the future of AIMCo and how it may affect Albertans.

Can AIMCo be Fixed/Saved? Are 500,000 Albertans and their Families in Jeopardy with AIMCo?

Thursday, March 31, 2022 – Noon to 1 p.m. MST

YouTube Live link: https://youtu.be/474HhgYXyx8

The Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo) is one of the most important Crown corporations operating in the province. It was, until recent controversies, perhaps the least known and understood of Alberta's provincial agencies. In "Can AIMCo be Fixed?" a research paper published by The Parkland Institute, Bob Ascah examines the investment track record of AIMCo, the critical role played by the provincially-appointed board of directors and AIMCo's independence from the government. Dr. Ascah's talk will present a number of sensible recommendations to improve AIMCo's governance, independence and operations.

Speaker: Robert L. (Bob) Ascah, PhD, Research Fellow, The Parkland Institute

Bob Ascah was born in Lachine, Quebec. He holds degrees in commerce and public administration from Carleton University and a PhD in political science from the University of Alberta. He joined the Alberta public service in 1984 (Federal and Intergovernmental Affairs) and moved to Alberta Treasury in 1986. At treasury he was responsible for financial sector policy, foreign borrowing and liaison with credit rating agencies. In 1999, Ascah's PhD dissertation Politics and Public Debt- The Dominion, the Banks and Alberta's Social Credit was published. In 1996, he joined Alberta Treasury Branches becoming responsible for government relations, strategic planning and economic research. In August 2009, he was appointed director of the Institute for Public Economics at The University of Alberta. He is the editor and contributor to the forthcoming A Sales Tax for Alberta: Why and How. His articles have been published in Alberta Views, The Conversation and the Calgary Herald. His blog is Abpolecon.ca.

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Link to SACPA’s YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/c/SouthernAlbertaCouncilonPublicAffairs

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