Opinion: Restrain gov't worker compensation to help fix Alberta's budget

Alberta’s public finances are in rough shape. The Notley government expects to run another budget deficit this year (estimated at $8.8 billion) and has no plan to balance the books until at least 2023/24. Since 2014/15, the province has added over $33 billion in new net debt with roughly $36 billion more planned for the next five years.
How did Alberta get to this point? There are certainly many factors at play but Alberta’s fiscal challenges today are largely due to the fact that su