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Alberta deficit: Winter 2009

Author: Scott Hennig 2009/03/03

The following videos from February and March 2009 highlight in various ways Alberta's first plunge into deficit spending in many years. See our campaign to balance the budget here.

 

(At left) Klein killed deficits, Stelmach brings them back: Alberta Director Scott Hennig laments the rescinding of balanced budget legislation in Alberta, February 26, 2009.

 

Alberta must cut spending: Scott Hennig, Alberta Director comments on February 20, 2009.

 

Alberta plunges into first deficit in many years: Finance Minister Iris Evans delivers the bad news. Scott Hennig comments in a CTV National News report February 19, 2009.

 

As Ed Stelmach marks one year as Alberta premier, Scott Hennig of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation says it's too much spending and too little saving. March 3, 2009.


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