This column is an opinion from Ken Boessenkool, a professor at the Max Bell School of Public Policy at McGill University and a research fellow at the C.D. Howe Institute. For more information about CBC’s Opinion section, please see the FAQ.
Sometimes it’s better to be lucky than good — though the sweet spot is a bit of both.
Political leaders spend an inordinate amount of effort pinning bad luck and bad policy outcomes on their opponents, while simultaneously pinning good luck and good policy outcomes on themselves.
And the recent Alberta budget has delivered all the good luck and good policy outcomes Premier
