RE: Provincial debt
I think it's pretty obvious why no one gives a flying F about the bleed in the operations budget and our provinicial debt. It doesn't affect them personally if Alberta is in the hole. We still have our health care, our schools, our roads, our infrastructure, everything the province offers us (more or less) whether we have a $2 billion surplus and Ralph Bucks or we're $10 billion indebted. That's been our experience, and no one has taken away that which we rely on in our daily lives as Albertans - it's all still there.
I've always said people pay attention to things that affect them; that's why municipal matters become so important, they are in charge of day-to-day operations that affect the minutia of people's routine more than any other level.
I think you'd find a similar sentiment by most people on the federal level too, even if they they admit to the contrary if a microphone was shoved in their face and asked the same question.
NDP, PC, doesn't matter . . . . Public debt is not a high priority for average Albertans, and don't think any of our provincial leaders forget that.
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