Alberta Expecting Another Gusher in Budget Ahead of Provincial Election

Alberta Expecting Another Gusher in Budget Ahead of Provincial Election
Alberta Finance Minister Travis Toews. The Canadian Press
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EDMONTON—Alberta is scheduled to introduce its budget Tuesday — the last before a spring provincial election — with political observers wondering what the province will do with all its billions of extra petrodollars.

“Any budget that’s leading into an election is always one that contains quite a few goodies,” said University of Calgary economist Trevor Tombe.