alberta government spending

12:52PM
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Ratings agency DBRS has downgraded Alberta’s credit rating from AA (high) to AA.


12:06PM
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The PBO has given the Notley government another warning that spending is badly out of line with revenue.


11:14AM
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The province’s debt will reach $45 billion by 2019/20.


7:57AM
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Alberta has seen a run-up of projected net debt totalling about $10,000 per Albertan by 2019/20—up from essentially zero in 2015/16.


4:30AM
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From 2015/16 to the current fiscal year, program spending in Alberta will have increased by 11 per cent.


7:00AM
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Government workers in Alberta are away from their jobs for personal reasons 73 per cent more days per year than private sector workers.


2:38PM
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The province's projected $10.3 billion deficit for 2017/18 could be much higher.


10:03AM
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British Columbia, with its lower level of per student spending, has some of the best student performance results in Canada.