MacKinnon panel releases recommendations ahead of Alberta's fall budget

A blue ribbon panel created by the United Conservative Party released its report advising the provincial government on ways to keep its campaign promises without raising taxes. The findings of the MacKinnon panel, chaired by former Saskatchewan finance minister Janice MacKinnon, will help form Alberta's fall budget that is expected to be released in the coming weeks. The report's 26 recommendations include cuts to the health and education budgets and reducing capital spending by $600 million. "I