Alberta is adding $1 billion to its budget to repair more roads, schools and bridges, as well as fixing potholes, to create jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Statistics Canada reported Thursday that the COVID crisis led to a loss of one million jobs across the country in March, including 117,000 in Alberta. “Right now our economy is still in a serious contraction mode, so it wouldn’t make sense for us to blow all of our fiscal power, to use up all of our resources, right now when the economy is in contraction,” Kenney said.
Notley also called again for Kenney to reopen an emergency support program introduced last month to provide $1,146 in bridge funding to an individual waiting for federal supports, which have now begun.
Didnt they announce that befoe the crisis? Is it just regurgitated?
What happened to the 'free market', Jason?
Couldn't announce that before this pandemic huh
They should use it to develop bitumen paving products with carbon fibre reinforcing via bitumen to carbon fibre. Then also build cycling highways across the province using those products. In other words let’s try thinking out of the box.
Look who believes in government intervention! 🤔🤔🤔
jkenney start with the Transcanada east of Edmonton
But aren't people suppose to be at home so the spread doesn't get worse 🤔
But didn't they just fire a bunch of teachers?
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