AMBER BRACKEN/The Canadian Press
Mr. Kenney has promised to end a string of multibillion-dollar deficits within four years. Speaking on a provincewide broadcast on Wednesday night, Mr. Kenney characterized the impact on staffing levels in the public service as “modest” and said most savings will come through attrition.The decision to freeze spending for health and education, which together make up 55 per cent of the provincial budget, means a 2.8-per-cent overall reduction will translate into much deeper cuts in other areas.
Mr. Kenney won Alberta’s election last May with a relentless focus on improving a weak economy and building pipelines. He emphasized that unemployed Albertans need to get back to work – the province’s unemployment rate, at 6.6 per cent last month, has been stuck above the national average for years.
Ms. MacKinnon concluded that if Alberta spent the same amount of money on each citizen as the average spent by the governments of Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia, the province’s $7-billion deficit this year would turn into a $4-billion surplus. University of Calgary economist Trevor Tombe said that while the Premier’s arithmetic is right, the province could raise taxes to the average level of the same three provinces and similarly end the deficit.
Spending on climate change will do nothing to mitigate the problem. It is a waste of taxpayer money.
In what universe is a 2.8% budget trim over four years considered a major cut?
Funny that he didn't announce this before the election. I'm sure he will find away to blame Trudeau.
Hmm... Before y'all union out. maybe it's warranted.
Just me? JustinTrudeau gifts 4.6 billion to private industry, buys obsolete, unprofitable pipeline for Alberta, infringes on BC sovereignty & to recoup the resulting massive losses to 🇨🇦economy will charge all struggling Canadians a carbon penalty disguised as a tax 2 pay 4 it?
Let's be clear, I don't care how much it hurts, my rich friends won't suffer.
Just like Ford.
I thaught you guys were leaving when is the separation
TrishPalmerYVR Yes of course. Have to pay for the tax cuts to the oil industry, which by the way, are slamming layoffs
I watched his address to Albertans, and that's not what he said. In fact, he specifically said that spending reductions would NOT be like the early 1990s. Fix your posting G&M, it is FakeNews
Do conservative governments miss Econ 101 in University? You don't cut government spending during a recession, which Alberta is in. Endless deficits are immoral, but there is an argument to be made in having the government play a stabilizing force in the economy.
This how government starts internal hatred within a nationality. Lies mixed with pride can really turn the provinces against each other. Tell us again how our resources are supposed to go to our GDP, yet somehow international investors are still making a profit from our resources
Kenlenkirk No longer welcomed/ I may have been banned from Ableg NathanCooperAB public (not empty press) gallery for freely expressing art on my T-Shirt 'Pipelines Alberta United, A Nation Divided' I'm still proud to me a UCP grassroots member. Time for some REAL FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY!
It’s everyone’s fault that we’re loosing services.... no way am i paying more in taxes though.
TrishPalmerYVR Maybe Albertans wouldn’t have foolishly and slavishly voted for conservatives in the federal election if they knew how much these bozos don’t care about them. Oil companies $4.5 Billion Albertans get cruel cuts that will further shrink the economy.
And y’all thought PM Justin Trudeau was going to screw you over...
.jkenney & alberta_ucp believe the money of corporations is more valuable than that of 99% of albertans rather spend millions fighting the carbon tax and cutting services for people in need than investing in renewables, retraining workers, and providing services nolawnoorder
As long as Alberta has a provincial government handing out billions in corporate tax cuts while doing this, they can stop blaming the federal Liberals for everything.
3% is not a major cut...report it accurately please.
Hey cons, now is not the time for cuts! Need jobs for Albertans; not cuts! Senseless cons! Incompassionte cons! Not now idiots!
In other words, Doctors, nurses, teachers, police officers, paramedics, firefighters, etc, get ready to balance the budget for everyone. Cuz it’s obviously your fault.
Repeat Repeat this party has no new ways to manage, diversify, renew, expand, conserver, industrialize, endorse new energy, or commit to a decent living for any Canadians. Cut slash reduce eliminate abolish tax increase and less for more. Ford & Kennedy F.A.R.T
We screwed . Hope your happy idiots !!!
He's not even nearly the worst conservative premier you just cannot please Alberta.
My friend says what you need to know.
Wonder if there will be Alberta refugees for health care and schooling going to BC?
Let’s see if he takes the cowardly route and blames the federal government for a 100% provincial issue! Little Jason Kenney.
Kenny starts his campaign to dump & replace Scheer! Calgary oil threatens separation! Calgary oil marketing machine seeks to regain political power!
Don't forget to blame easterners.
And he'll blame the Libs. Or the NDP or the Greens. It will have nothing to do with the gift of $4B he gave to fat cats.
Would it hurt to smile Jason?
Didn’t see that coming 🙃Especially after he purposely decided to make this budget available after the end of elections.
Is it just me, or is he aging quickly?
Once again, somehow, against all odds Albertans will blame Trudeau for Kenney’s provincial budget cuts, fan the flames of wexit and keep supporting this clown... wash 🧽, rinse 🚿, REPEAT.
As long as Quebec is happy ... then who outside of Alberta really gives a sh!t?
No shit , how else do you pay back debt . His points are very valid , as why make banks and bankers richer . Why make huge cuts 5 -10 years down the road. This ignorant comments by liberal news outlet makes it far worse than actually will be .
Kenney is a joke.
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