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Originally Posted by GP_Matt
Delaying the RAM by a year postpones $100 million in spending. Similar results would be seen by delaying a number of other projects.
I know the money will still be spent, but delaying is a pretty legitimate budgetary move on the home front so I don't see why it won't work for the province. Who hasn't said we need to repair the car this year so we will buy new couches next year.
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Delaying infrastructure is what got Alberta into problems in the first place. When you need to play catchup the costs rise over time, especially as the cost of labour rises, not to mention land and other expenditures. Just to say that they are planning on delaying it isn't enough, rather what is the plan for the long term.
If anything the idea that you proposed isn't saving any money but rather would likely cost more in the long run.
Look at the Alberta Hospital Edmonton example, in the early 90s it would have cost around 42 million dollars to renovate it, now the figure is nearly 5 times as much. Spending on well placed projects isn't an awful thing and can save major headaches down the road.