Media Advisory - Deep spending cuts urged for Alberta - New paper released by
U of C School of Public Policy
The Briefing Paper argues that after having established itself as a paradigm of fiscal virtue, Alberta's current deficit requires an examination of its causes, implications and solutions.
The paper compares spending per capita in Alberta relative to its provincial peers and found that spending in Alberta is 40 percent higher than Ontario, 30 percent higher than British Columbia and 15 percent higher than the average in the other nine provinces. Cuts of
In dollar terms, program spending in Alberta would have to be reduced by
The paper is available at www.policyschool.ca, then click on "publications"
Media interviews and photo opportunities, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010: ----------------------------------------------------------------- What: Media interviews with School of Public Policy Executive Fellow Ken Boessenkool. Where: Location: Energy Resources Research Building. Room 140, 3512 - 33rd Street NW See campus map: http://www.ucalgary.ca/map/ When: 1 pm, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010
Media are welcome to park free-of-charge on campus, except in 24-hour reserved spots, loading zones, handicapped stalls and fire lanes. If your vehicle is not a marked media vehicle, please leave a media business card in your window. See map of U of C parking lots at: http://www.ucalgary.ca/map/campus_main_Parking_Large.html
For further information: Media contact: Morten Paulsen, The School of Public Policy, Mobile: (403) 399-3377
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