The UCP has been leaking its own budget secrets all over Alberta yyc ableg abpoli Column by DonBraid:
The UCP even demands details of our social media accounts. We are not to reveal anything before the budget drops at about 3 p.m. Tuesday, on pain of being denied future access to government announcements.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary Herald, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
Never have so many budget money announcements been made before budget day. This has been going on for weeks. It’s all aboutOn Monday we heard about $9.5 million toJeremy Nixon, the seniors minister, hosted the event with at least 10 references to his Calgary-Klein riding, which is across the Deerfoot from Spark.Article contentGavin Young/Postmedia
The interim CEO put in a cheer for the budget to pass “tomorrow,” meaning Tuesday, which it won’t. Some time is needed to properly slam a budget past the Opposition. Monday afternoon brought a whopper — $125 million for Edmonton’s Grant MacEwan University to support the creation of a business school with its own new building.Of course it will be passed. But the NDP will vote against it and this could displease interest groups that are pre-promised the money.Last week, U of A and U of C were awarded $9.6 million to accelerate innovation in health care.
Indigenous-led organizations got $700,00 to stop violence against First Nations and Metis women. Another $5 million went toward Indigenous job creation.Article content
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