'Tighten our belts': NDP signals fiscal restraint, reduced spending

The NDP is signalling a move towards fiscal restraint after warning that the province will tighten its purse strings.
“Now is the point in the plan where the same steady approach that saw us through the recession is going to see us carefully and compassionately tighten our belts,” said Premier Rachel Notley in a speech at the Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and Counties (AAMDC) convention on Thursday.
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