Statement by Kent Hehr on ALP Platform

This is a statement made by Kent Hehr, MLA for Calgary Buffalo in the legislative assembly today about the Alberta Liberal platform.

What has been lost in the conversation regarding the Alberta Liberal platform is that we’ll probably balance the budget. Let’s think about this for a second, not think about left or right but simply what is best for today and for tomorrow. Unless you’re totally going to dismiss the role of government, there are expenditures that need to take place: roads, schools, universities, police, ambulance, hospitals, long-term care facilities, and the hiring of people to work in these endeavours. Money to pay for these services come from income tax, fossil fuel, and gambling revenues. Currently, these essential services cost some $40 billion a year: $12 billion from taxes, $2 billion from gambling, $10 billion or so from fossil fuels, and the rest from user fees and federal transfers, and … READ MORE