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Old 03-20-2018, 10:48 PM   #93
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Originally Posted by Muta View Post
I'm no expert in financial stuff, but do you have a source that says these are deficit-based expenditures? Not saying you're wrong, but Edmonton is currently in a more bullish economic climate then Calgary, so I'd like to see your stats on this claim instead of anecdotal conclusions. The City of Edmonton, University of Alberta, etc. are well-run organizations.
What I meant is that most of what you're talking about is government (taxpayer) funded, and that our province is in a net deficit. That makes the source of that activity unstable and susceptible to future cuts or changes in priorities.

I wonder if Edmonton is over-building like Calgary did.
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