Alberta deficit down $1.9 billion as election edges closer

On the verge of an election, Alberta’s finance minister has unveiled a promising economic outlook despite the volatile oil differential that hounded energy producers last fall.
“We’re on track to balance the budget by 2023, and will continue to have the best balance sheet in the country,” Finance Minister Joe Ceci told reporters Wednesday. “Pipeline bottlenecks remain a serious issue.”
The third-quarter financials included an update on the province’s &ld