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Originally Posted by Tobyoby
Under Ralph Klein, Alberta managed to clear the deficit and pay off some debt at the same time. Yes, services were cutback, but everyone miraculously survived somehow.
What I see coming down the pipe from the NDP is a big run up on spending which some other government will have to deal with after the NDPs are booted out, and a growing number of provincial government jobs (none of which will end up in Calgary).
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Ralph Klein sent everyone a cheque, while fully understanding that we were using up a non-renewable resource. When people talk about governments doing only what is required to get re-elected in a couple years, that is the definition.
The guy was a fantastic relationships person, but there was zero long-term thinking there. Lougheed was par excellence progressive conservative. Most since have been opportunistic vote hounds.
Anyway - this has not too much to do with construction, so we should move on. If people want to continue, there is likely a thread for that.