Red ink rising: Economic experts spar over solutions to Alberta's growing debt

Call it the battle of the bottom line, a red ink rumble sure to take centre stage leading up to Alberta’s next provincial election.  
Alberta’s finance minister insists the province has the best balance sheet in the country and is sticking with a plan to balance the budget by 2024. But critics paint a far bleaker picture, arguing the NDP is crippling Alberta’s economy through a muddled strategy that won’t effectively address its ballooning debt.
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