Alberta must find alternatives to cutting social spending

Summary:
I have an opinion piece in today’s Edmonton Journal about Alberta’s current fiscal situation. Points raised in the blog post include the following: -The Jason Kenney government will almost certainly announce cuts to social spending in the near future. -Yet, more than 80% of Alberta’s kindergarten through Grade 3 classes currently exceed the provincial government’s own class-size targets. -Tuition fees as a share of university operating revenue have roughly tripled in Alberta over the last 30 years. -Social assistance (i.e., welfare) caseloads have risen substantially in Alberta since the start of the economic downturn. -Alberta still has, by far, the lowest debt-to-GDP ratio of any Canadian province. -Albertans are also taxed less than any residents of any other

Topics:
Nick Falvo considers the following as important: Alberta, budgets, Debt, Education, fiscal policy, HST, income support, labour market, oil and gas, post-secondary education, Poverty, progressive economic strategies, public services, Role of government, social policy, taxation, Unemployment, user fees

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