3 KEY TAKEAWAYS: Finance Minister Nate Horner tabled a $5.2 billion deficit budget. Budget includes a personal income tax cut (previously promised). A $4 billion-dollar contingency fund is included to protect against tariffs from the US and natural disasters, such...
Premier Danielle Smith’s government has announced a vision to shore up the province’s finances long-term by growing the Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund to $250 billion by 2050. This follows a campaign commitment and signals a shift toward a long-term economic...
Rachel Notley may soon be gone but her legacy will live on for years Few people have shaped Alberta politics more than former Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley. Notley, who announced today she is resigning her Edmonton-Strathcona seat, spent a decade bringing about...
The highly competitive Alberta NDP leadership race is heating up! Six people – four women, two men – are vying to succeed Rachel Notley. Four are current caucus members, two of whom are former cabinet ministers. One is a former mayor; the other is a veteran labour...
Nate Horner’s first fiscal blueprint sticks to Premier’s message: balanced budgets take precedence over tax cuts Alberta Finance Minister Nate Horner delivered his first-ever budget today. It is also the first fiscal blueprint released since Danielle Smith was...
