alberta debt

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If Canada is fifth freest, it can’t be a very free planet.

3:45AM
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Alberta’s first-quarter fiscal update now expects the province’s operating deficit this year will be $10.9 billion.


10:08AM
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This year Alberta is projected to run a budget deficit of $10.9 billion.


2:38PM
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Sustained program spending growth by successive governments is the primary reason for the big deficits.


3:16PM
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The NDP government has unwittingly told would-be investors and entrepreneurs that their efforts and talents are better deployed elsewhere.


11:06AM
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According to the annual report, the province’s operating deficit for the year was $6.4 billion—about $300 million more than projected by the Notley government.


12:42PM
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Alberta's overall net financial assets deteriorated by $9.2 billion last year.


10:18AM
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The Notley government is spinning like mad to distance itself from some painful numbers.