The NDP election platform called for per-person spending to reach $11,446 in 2022/23.
NDP government
Mars 29, 2018
10:36AM
The Quebec government spent $2.3 billion last year, or $9,772 per child, on its daycare program.
Mars 22, 2018
1:00AM
Octobre 2, 2017
10:46AM
The Horgan government has effectively increased spending by an additional $4.5 billion in the first few months of its term.
Septembre 15, 2017
9:51AM
Government program spending will reach $49.2 billion, 6.6 per cent higher than last year.
Septembre 14, 2017
2:12PM
The budget creates a new, higher top personal income tax rate of 16.8 per cent.
Septembre 8, 2017
9:29AM
Rhetoric from the campaign trail stressed increased spending and higher taxes.
Août 11, 2017
7:57AM
Alberta has seen a run-up of projected net debt totalling about $10,000 per Albertan by 2019/20—up from essentially zero in 2015/16.
Août 10, 2016
3:16PM
The NDP government has unwittingly told would-be investors and entrepreneurs that their efforts and talents are better deployed elsewhere.
Août 8, 2016
1:21PM
Alberta’s unemployment rate climbed to 8.6 per cent in July—the highest rate since 1994.