Makarov, One thing your spending numbers also don't take into account is that the other provinces spend much higher percentages of the budget straight onto debt interest than alberta does. Ontario, for example, 9.5% of their budget on debt interest (as per the link you provided in their 2012-2013 plan). This is money that is still being spent, but none of it going to any sort of program or infrastructure. This makes the efficiency of our programs shine is a worse light than many other provinces.
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