Coronavirus May Force Government to Ditch Balanced-Budget Plan: Alberta Premier

Premier Jason Kenney says the novel coronavirus outbreak is hammering Alberta’s economy.
Coronavirus May Force Government to Ditch Balanced-Budget Plan: Alberta Premier
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney in a file photo. Jason Franson/The Canadian Press
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EDMONTON—Premier Jason Kenney says the novel coronavirus outbreak is hammering Alberta’s economy and may force his government to abandon its core election promise to balance the books by 2023.

“It does appear, based on all evidence right now, that there is a significant global economic downturn beginning right now,” Kenney said on March 6 at an announcement in Morinville, Alta.