August 28th, 2020 - Alberta Budget, Alberta Politics
OPINION: Alberta’s dismal financial update sets us on path to a ‘fiscal reckoning’
Ok, now what?
We know the Alberta government is in a fiscal mess. But we don’t know what this means for Albertans.
Thanks to the fiscal update from Finance Minister Travis Toews on Thursday, we learned the Alberta government will run a $24.2 billion deficit this year, bringing the total provincial debt to $99.6 billion.